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Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī
The , also known as the , or Great Compassion Dhāraṇī / Mantra (Standard Chinese, Chinese: 大悲咒, ''Dàbēi zhòu''; Japanese language, Japanese: 大悲心陀羅尼, ''Daihishin darani'' or 大悲呪, ''Daihi shu''; Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Chú đại bi'' or ''Đại bi tâm đà la ni''; Korean language, Korean: 신묘장구대다라니 (Hanja: 神妙章句大陀羅尼), ''Sinmyo janggu daedarani''), is a Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhist dhāraṇī associated with the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin). The dhāraṇī was originally Nama sankeerthanam, a recitation of names and attributes of the deity Nīlakaṇṭha, a Buddhist adaptation of Harihara (a composite form of the Hinduism, Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva; ''Nīlakaṇṭha'' 'the blue-necked one' is a title of Shiva) said to have been recited by Avalokiteśvara, who was sometimes portrayed as introducing popular non-Buddhist deities (e.g. Hayagriva, Cundi (Buddhism), Cundi) into the Buddhist pantheo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilakantha Dharani Stele At Fo Ding Shan Pilgrim Monastery Temple 20170820
Nilkanth, Neelkanth, or Nīlakaṇtha () is another name or characteristic of the Hindu deity Shiva. It may also refer to: People * Mahipatram Rupram Nilkanth, Gujarati educationist, reformer, novelist and biographer * Neelakantha Chaturdhara, seventeenth-century commentator on the ''Mahābhārata'' * Neelkanth Ganjoo, judge in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, India * Neelkanth Tiwari, Minister of State in Government of Uttar Pradesh in Yogi Adityanath ministry * Nilakantha Daivajna, 16th-century astronomer-astrologer * Nilakantha Somayaji, mathematician of the Kerala school * Nilkanth Singh Munda, member of the Legislative Assembly of India from Khunti constituency * Ramanbhai Nilkanth, Gujarati writer * Swaminarayan, known as Nilkanth Varni during his teenage years and founder of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya religious movement * Vidyagauri Nilkanth, Gujarati social reformer, educationist, and writer Animals * Indian roller, a bird of the family ''Coraciidae'', known as ''nilkan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
