| 词条 | Womb Realm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm ({{lang-sa|garbhakoṣadhātu}}, {{lang-ja|胎蔵界}} taizōkai) is the metaphysical space inhabited by the Wisdom Kings. The Womb Realm is based on the Mahavairocana Tantra. The name of the mandala derives from chapter 2 of the sutra, where it is said that the buddha Mahāvairocana revealed the mandala's secret teachings to his disciple Vajrasattva from his "womb of compassion".[1] In other translations, the term matrix realm or Matrix Mandala are used.[2] The Womb Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Diamond Realm (vajradhātu) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms. This mandala, along with the Diamond Realm, form the core of Japanese Tendai and Shingon Buddhist rituals, including abhisheka "initiation". In this ritual, new initiates are blindfolded and asked to toss a flower upon a mandala. Where the flower lands helps decide which Buddhist figure the student should devote themselves to.[3] In traditional Shingon halls, the Womb Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall, symbolizing the young stage of Mahāvairocana.[4]In this setting, the Diamond Realm Mandala is hung on the west wall symbolizing the final realization of Mahāvairocana. Womb Realm map
Four vases containing a lotus and a three-pronged Vajra, are placed at the corners of the Center Hall. The hall is marked off by a five-colored boundary path with each color referring to one of the five buddhas, knowledges, directions, roots, conversions, syllables, elements, and forms.[9] See also
References1. ^{{cite book | last = Abe | first = Ryuichi | title = The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse | publisher = Columbia University Press | year = 1999 | isbn = 0-231-11286-6}} 2. ^{{cite book | last = Hakeda | first = Yoshito S. | title = Kūkai and His Major Works | publisher = Columbia University Press | year = 1972 | isbn = 0-231-05933-7 | pages=26}} 3. ^{{cite book | last = Hakeda | first = Yoshito S. | title = Kūkai and His Major Works | publisher = Columbia University Press | year = 1972 | isbn = 0-231-05933-7 | pages=44}} 4. ^{{cite book| last = Hakeda | first = Yoshito S. | title = Kūkai and His Major Works | publisher = Columbia University Press | year = 1972 | isbn = 0-231-05933-7 | pages=87}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=ten Grotenhuis|first1=Elizabeth|title=Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography|date=1999|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|location=Honolulu|pages=60-61}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=ten Grotenhuis|first1=Elizabeth|title=Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography|date=1999|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|location=Honolulu|pages=60-61}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=ten Grotenhuis|first1=Elizabeth|title=Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography|date=1999|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|location=Honolulu|pages=60-61}} 8. ^{{cite book|last1=ten Grotenhuis|first1=Elizabeth|title=Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography|date=1999|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|location=Honolulu|pages=60-61}} 9. ^{{Cite book|title=The Matrix and Diamond World Mandala in Shingon Buddhism|last=Snodgrass|first=Adrian|authorlink=Adrian Snodgrass|publisher=Aditya Prakashan|year=1988|isbn=|location=New Delhi|pages=}} Further reading
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