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jmdict 2428120 Active (id: 2164691)
2428120 jmdict A [id=2164691]
青面金剛
しょうめんこんごう;せいめんこんごう
[1][n][fld=Buddh]
  Shōmen Kongō; Blue-Faced Vajra; 
  [expl] blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms\; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness\; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
  [see=1528230・密教[1]]
  [see=2428140・庚申待[1]]



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