Buddha (nyorai)
Tenkuraion Nyorai
天鼓雷音如来
Tenkuraion Nyorai is the buddha placed in the north of the Chūdai Hachiyōin. Tenkuraion is part of the nine-figure arrangement made up of Dainichi Nyorai and the four buddhas and four bodhisattvas around him.
This introduces the figure's place in the Chūdai Hachiyō-in of the Womb Realm (Taizō) mandala and the explanation published by Yasuraka-an. It describes religious meaning; it does not determine the outcome of prayers or the customs of all schools.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
The buddha of the north in the Chūdai Hachiyōin
Tenkuraion Nyorai is the buddha placed in the north of the Chūdai Hachiyōin. Tenkuraion is part of the nine-figure arrangement made up of Dainichi Nyorai and the four buddhas and four bodhisattvas around him.
Source: 慶應義塾 Keio Object Hub
The meaning held in this faith
Yasuraka-an describes Tenkuraion Nyorai as a buddha who represents the process from awakening to nirvana. It explains that the name relates to a sound like the thunder of a heavenly drum, and that the sokuchi-in (earth-touching mudra) expresses resolve to drive away whatever obstructs practice.
Source: 高野山真言宗 やすらか庵
A form based on the sources
Drawn with reference to the type seated on a lotus pedestal without ornaments, with the right hand lowered in the sokuchi-in. The facial features, the color of the robes, the halo and the details of the lotus pedestal are the artist's own creation.
Source: 高野山真言宗 やすらか庵
Mantra (in Japanese, as written in the sources)
ナウマク サンマンダ ボダナン カン カク ソワカ
Source: 高野山真言宗 やすらか庵
Shown as written in the Japanese sources. This site does not set how or how many times to recite it.