はんにゃ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はんにゃ – see the following entry.

[noun] (Buddhism) prajñā, Buddhist wisdom

[noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a hannya mask

[noun] Short for 般若面 (hannyazura): a dreadful face

[noun] a 伽羅 (kyara)-class aromatic wood

[proper noun] Short for 般若経 (Hannya-kyō): the Great Perfection of Wisdom collection of sutras

[proper noun] Short for 般若寺 (Hannya-ji): the Hannya Temple in Nara

Alternative spellings
波若, ハンニャ

(This term, はんにゃ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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