Buddha (nyorai)
Hōshō Nyorai
宝生如来
Hōshō Nyorai is the buddha of the south among the Five Buddhas of the Diamond Realm (Kongōkai). Shōhōin describes this buddha as one who bestows good fortune and virtue and teaches the equality of all things. Among the Five Wisdoms, Hōshō Nyorai corresponds to the Wisdom of Equality and represents the wisdom that sees beyond comparison and discrimination.
This introduction is based on materials from Shōhōin (Tobi Fudō). It is summarized within the scope of the beliefs and traditions those materials convey, and does not present explanations or customs common to all schools, shrines, and temples.
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Hōshō Nyorai, who represents the wisdom of seeing all equally
Hōshō Nyorai is the buddha of the south among the Five Buddhas of the Diamond Realm (Kongōkai). Shōhōin describes this buddha as one who bestows good fortune and virtue and teaches the equality of all things. Among the Five Wisdoms, Hōshō Nyorai corresponds to the Wisdom of Equality and represents the wisdom that sees beyond comparison and discrimination.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
Good fortune and virtue, and the symbol of the giving hand
The hand forming the wish-granting mudra is handed down as a form that receives people's wishes. Accompanied by the four bodhisattvas Kongōhō, Kongōkō, Kongōdō and Kongōshō, Hōshō Nyorai shows the workings of wisdom and of good fortune and virtue within the mandala. The "treasure" (hō) in the name Hōshō is an expression of a buddha's virtue that is not limited to material wealth.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Relationship with Kaifuke-ō Nyorai of the Womb Realm
Shōhōin's explanation also mentions a view that Hōshō Nyorai and Kaifuke-ō Nyorai are the same buddha. Hōshō Nyorai belongs to the Diamond Realm and Kaifuke-ō Nyorai to the Womb Realm (Taizōkai), and each is represented as the buddha of the south. This is introduced as a view that relates the two mandalas; the names, forms and words to chant are presented according to the respective sources.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・高野山真言宗 やすらか庵
Mantra (in Japanese, as written in the sources)
おん あらたんな さんばば たらく。
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Shown as written in the Japanese sources. This site does not set how or how many times to recite it.
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：宝生如来」（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：五智如来」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 高野山真言宗 やすらか庵「開敷華王如来」（2026-10-15 確認）