Buddha (nyorai)
Kangi Butsu
歓喜仏
Kangi Butsu is the buddha name assigned to the 11th day among the Thirty Days' Hidden Buddhas (sanjūnichi hibutsu), which form a bond with a buddha for each day of the month. Shōhōin explains it as linked to the stage of practice called kangiji, and as expressing the joy of letting go of attachment and practicing for the sake of others.
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Kangi Butsu, assigned to the 11th day of the Thirty Days' Hidden Buddhas
Kangi Butsu is the buddha name assigned to the 11th day among the Thirty Days' Hidden Buddhas (sanjūnichi hibutsu), which form a bond with a buddha for each day of the month. Shōhōin explains it as linked to the stage of practice called kangiji, and as expressing the joy of letting go of attachment and practicing for the sake of others.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・四国霊場 平等寺
A faith that assigns a buddha name to each day
Byōdō-ji explains that the Thirty Days' Hidden Buddhas extended the faith of the ten days of abstinence (jissainichi), and were handed down by combining buddha names found in various sutras. It is one of the customs of keeping a buddha in mind on each day and building up prayer within daily life.
Source: 四国霊場 平等寺