金剛手

Chinese

		diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (金剛手)		金剛	手
simp. (金刚手)		金刚	手

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit वज्रपाणि (vajrapāṇi, literally “vajra in hand”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jīngāng Shǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄤㄕㄡˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngāng Shǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄤㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jingang Shǒu
  - Wade–Giles: Chin¹-kang¹ Shou³
  - Yale: Jīn-gāng Shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingang Shoou
  - Palladius: Цзиньган Шоу (Czinʹgan Šou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

金剛手

(Buddhism) (～菩薩) Vajrapani bodhisattva
Synonym: 伐折羅播尼／伐折罗播尼

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “金剛手” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

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