佛之尊稱。佛號能仁，又為法王，故稱曰仁王。 仁王經之仁王，指十六國國王而言。
The benevolent king, Buddha; the name Śākya is intp. as 能仁 able in generosity. Also an ancient king, probably imaginary, of the 'sixteen countries' of India, for whom the Buddha is said to have dictated the 仁王經, a sutra with two principal translations into Chinese, the first by Kumārajīva styled 仁王般若經 or 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 without magical formulae, the second by Amogha (不空) styled 仁王護國般若波羅蜜經, etc., into which the magical formulae were introduced; these were for royal ceremonials to protect the country from all kinds of calamities and induce prosperity.
一仁王 (一)佛之尊稱。佛號能仁，又稱法王，故稱仁王。 (二)指仁王經中所載印度十六大國之國王。 (三)又稱二王尊、二天王。即分守寺門左右之金剛力士。左為密跡金剛，右為那羅延金剛。（參閱「二王尊」290）p1590