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金刚手菩萨

Jīn gāng shǒu Pú sàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Vajrapani Bodhisattva
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

金剛手菩薩 金刚手菩萨 [Jin1 gang1 shou3 Pu2 sa4] /Vajrapani Bodhisattva/

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Other forms in these source records: 金剛手菩薩

  • 金
    jīn

    gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Jīn

    surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

  • 刚
    gāng

    (literary) hard / firm / strong / exactly / precisely / barely / only just / just / only a short while ago

  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

  • 菩
    pú

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in 菩提[pú tí]

  • 萨
    sà

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in transliteration

    Sà

    surname Sa

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.