魔羅

From Sanskrit मार (māra, “killing; death; destroyer; demon”).

魔羅

1. (Buddhism) mara (demon)

• 摩羅

Transcription of Sanskrit मार (māra). The kanji are ateji.

• IPA^(key): [mara]

魔羅 (hiragana まら, rōmaji mara)

1. (Buddhism) Mara; a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life
2. (anatomy) penis
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 2, page 45:

     玉茎 房内經云 玉茎 男陰名也 [...] 一云 麻良 [...]

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 386)

   Mara. l, nancon. マラ. まはた, ナンコン (𨳰. または, 男根) 陰茎. 卑語.

• 男 (だん)根 (こん) (dankon)
• 陰 (いん)茎 (けい) (inkei)
• ペニス (penisu)

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.