(Buddhism): the Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa: a punisher of evildoers, and one of the seven gods of luck

alias; nickname

Buddhism

(Christianity) God

(Buddhist god) Synonym of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa”)

A satirical term referring to the modern phenomenon in which Buddhist practice is largely neglected in Japan and is only sought out for funeral services.

(Buddhism) Mahayana

(rare) a female given name, usually used in fiction

(collective) gods

(Shinto) a spirit or an essence present in all things, the main subject of worship of Shinto / (by extension, religion) a deity, god / (by extension) thunder / a Shinto shrine