五輪
Japanese
Noun
五輪 • (gorin)
- (Buddhism) concept based on the philosophy of 五大 (godai, “five elements”):
- the five elements as a whole: 地輪 (jirin), 水輪 (suirin), 火輪 (karin), 風輪 (fūrin), and 空輪 (kūrin)
- Short for 五輪成身 (gorin jōshin): the placement of the five elements to certain parts of the body, resulting in attaining 仏身 (busshin, “buddha body”)
- Synonym of 五体 (gotai): the head, both arms and both knees of the human body
- Short for 五輪塔 (gorintō) or 五輪卒塔婆 (gorin sotoba): a five-ringed pagoda
Derived terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 五輪旗 (Gorinki)
- 科学五輪 (Kagaku Gorin)
- 冬季五輪 (Tōki Gorin)
- 東京五輪 (Tōkyō Gorin)
- 長野五輪 (Nagano Gorin)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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