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Ranking of Buddhist Deities 06 / 12 / 2014
There is fair amount of overlap in these terms, but they are listed below, roughly in order of importance, from top to bottom.
butsu (Skt: Buddha)
❖ A Buddha one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment ❖ Or the Buddha Sakyamuni
nyo (likeness, like, such as, better, best)
rai (next, cause, become) nyorai (Skt: Tathagata) ❖ (Perfected one / suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
bo (sacred tree)
satsu (Skt: Buddha) bosatsu (Skt: Bodhisattva) ❖ Anyone motivated by great compassion and has a mind that strives toward awakening, who remains incarnated to help all sentient beings achieve Buddahood
myô (wisdom, bright, light)
hi (queen, princess) myô-ô (wisdom queen) ❖ Queen of occult know-how, enlightened one / suffix of Buddhist deities
myô (exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming)
ô (king, ruler) myô-ô (Skt: Vidya-raja) myô (wisdom, bright, light) ô (king, ruler) myô-ô (wisdom king) ❖ King of occult know-how, enlightened one / suffix of Buddhist deities
ten (heavens, sky)
bu (group, section, bureau, dept, club) tenbu (deva group) ❖ Hindu divine beings who became protectors of Buddhism)
chi (wisdom, intellect, reason)
sha(someone, person) chisha (sage, wise man, wise person, man of wisdom, butsu, bosatsu; enlightened priest) chi (know, wisdom) sha(someone, person) chisha (sage, wise man, wise person, man of wisdom, butsu, bosatsu; enlightened priest) ❖ A Buddhist sage, saint, or enlightened person |
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