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jmdict 2428120 Active (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] {Buddhism}
▶ 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
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1528230 密教 1. esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
  ⇒ see: 2428140 庚申待 1. kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period
  ⇐ see: 1875180 庚申【かのえさる】 2. Shōmen Kongō (deity)
  ⇐ see: 2851342 庚申塚【こうしんづか】 1. roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)



History:
6. A 2021-11-18 06:13:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2021-11-01 11:36:57  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -22 +22 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">blue-colored 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</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="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</gloss>
4. A* 2021-11-01 11:36:34  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daijr
  Comments: 
I want it to be noted I didn't include half the things mentioned in daijr
  Diff: 
@@ -14,0 +15,4 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1528230">密教</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2428140">庚申待</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2428140">庚申待</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2428140">庚申待</xref>
@@ -17,0 +22 @@
+<gloss g_type="expl">blue-colored 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</gloss>
3. A 2021-10-21 22:22:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2021-10-21 03:18:13 
  Comments: 
see 庚申待
  Diff: 
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>Shōmen Kongō</gloss>
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