Buddha (nyorai)
Taizōkai Dainichi Nyorai (Dainichi Nyorai of the Womb Realm)
胎蔵界大日如来
Taizōkai Dainichi Nyorai is the buddha at the center of the Taizō Mandala (Womb Realm Mandala). Shōhōin explains that, in contrast to the chiken-in mudra of the Diamond Realm (Kongōkai), in the Womb Realm the hokkai jōin mudra is formed. These are not two different deities, but forms representing Dainichi Nyorai from two worlds of teaching.
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Dainichi Nyorai at the center of the Womb Realm
Taizōkai Dainichi Nyorai is the buddha at the center of the Taizō Mandala (Womb Realm Mandala). Shōhōin explains that, in contrast to the chiken-in mudra of the Diamond Realm (Kongōkai), in the Womb Realm the hokkai jōin mudra is formed. These are not two different deities, but forms representing Dainichi Nyorai from two worlds of teaching.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Guiding people through many forms
Shingon esoteric Buddhism takes Dainichi Nyorai as the fundamental buddha, and also finds the working of guiding people in the various forms of bodhisattvas and myōō. The Womb Realm form has been handed down as a figure seated quietly with both hands placed one on the other.
Source: 真言宗総本山 東寺・飛不動尊 正宝院
Giving form to teachings that words alone cannot convey
The Kōbō Daishi Shōrai Mokuroku, introduced by Tōji, records the words of Keika, Kūkai's teacher, that the power of paintings and diagrams is needed to transmit the deepest secrets of esoteric Buddhism. Mandalas and the forms of the various deities have been valued as a way of conveying such teachings visually.
Source: 真言宗総本山 東寺
Mantra (in Japanese, as written in the sources)
おん あびらうんけん。
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
ナウマク サンマンダ ボダナン アビラウンケン
Source: Wikipedia
Shown as written in the Japanese sources. This site does not set how or how many times to recite it.
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Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：胎蔵界大日如来」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：十三仏」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 真言宗総本山 東寺「天、菩薩、明王、如来」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 真言宗総本山 東寺「寺宝」（2026-10-15 確認）
- Wikipedia「大日如来（真言の節）」（2026-10-19 確認）