如意宝珠

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See also: 如意寶珠

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 如意宝珠 – see 如意寶珠 (“a fabulous gem supposed to fulfill all desires of its possessor”). (This term is the simplified form of 如意寶珠).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
如	意	宝	珠
にょ Grade: S	い Grade: 3	ほう Grade: 6	しゅ > じゅ Grade: S
goon		on'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spelling
如意寶珠 (kyūjitai)

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如意宝珠

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Cintamani

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintāmaṇi).

From 如意 (nyoi, “as one's wishes”) +‎ 宝珠 (hōju, “gem, jewel”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にょいほーじゅ (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Proper noun

如(にょ)意(い)宝(ほう)珠(じゅ) • (Nyoi Hōju)

(Buddhism, Hinduism) the Cintamani stone, a wish-fulfilling jewel
Synonyms: 宝珠 (Hōju), 宝珠の玉 (Hōju no Tama), 摩尼 (Mani), 摩尼宝珠 (Mani Hōju)

See also

如(にょ)意(い)輪(りん)観(かん)音(のん) (Nyoirin Kannon)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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