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法眼宗

see styles
 hougenshuu / hogenshu
    ほうげんしゅう
{Buddh} Fayan school (of Zen Buddhism)

法華経

see styles
 hokekyou; hokkekyou / hokekyo; hokkekyo
    ほけきょう; ほっけきょう
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 妙法蓮華経) Lotus Sutra

波羅夷


波罗夷

see styles
bō luó yí
    bo1 luo2 yi2
po lo i
 harai
    はらい
{Buddh} parajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life)
pārājika. The first section of the Vinaya piṭaka containing rules of expulsion from the order, for unpardonable sin. Also 波羅闍巳迦; 波羅市迦. Cf. 四波羅夷. There are in Hīnayāna eight sins for expulsion of nuns, and in Mahāyāna ten. The esoteric sects have their own rules.

波羅蜜


波罗蜜

see styles
bō luó mì
    bo1 luo2 mi4
po lo mi
 haramitsu
    はらみつ
jackfruit; breadfruit; Artocarpus heterophyllus
(1) (はらみつ only) {Buddh} (See 波羅蜜多) pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; (2) (kana only) jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus); (surname) Haramitsu
pāramitā

浴仏会

see styles
 yokubutsue
    よくぶつえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

海潮音

see styles
hǎi cháo yīn
    hai3 chao2 yin1
hai ch`ao yin
    hai chao yin
 kaichouon / kaichoon
    かいちょうおん
(1) sound of the sea; sound of the waves; (2) {Buddh} sound of massed chanting of sutras, etc.
The ocean-tide voice, i.e. of the Buddha.

涅槃経

see styles
 nehangyou / nehangyo
    ねはんぎょう
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 大般涅槃経) Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra

消災呪


消灾呪

see styles
xiāo zāi zhòu
    xiao1 zai1 zhou4
hsiao tsai chou
 shousaiju / shosaiju
    しょうさいじゅ
{Buddh} disaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani
Disaster Preventing Dhāraṇī

漏尽通

see styles
 rojintsuu / rojintsu
    ろじんつう
{Buddh} (See 六神通) extinction of contamination (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)

灌仏会

see styles
 kanbutsue
    かんぶつえ
{Buddh} service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

火の車

see styles
 hinokuruma
    ひのくるま
(exp,n) (1) {Buddh} (See 火車・1) fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); (exp,n) (2) (idiom) desperate financial situation; dire straits

焔摩天

see styles
 enmaten
    えんまてん
(Buddhist term) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

無一物


无一物

see styles
wú yī wù
    wu2 yi1 wu4
wu i wu
 muichimotsu; muichibutsu
    むいちもつ; むいちぶつ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) having nothing; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {Buddh} (See 本来無一物) being free of earthly attachments
not a single thing

無所得


无所得

see styles
wú suǒ dé
    wu2 suo3 de2
wu so te
 mushotoku
    むしょとく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) having no income; (2) {Buddh} state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything
Nowhere, or nothing obtainable, the immaterial universal reality behind all phenomena.

無生忍


无生忍

see styles
wú shēng rěn
    wu2 sheng1 ren3
wu sheng jen
 mushounin / mushonin
    むしょうにん
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 無生法忍) anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
The patient rest in belief in immortality, or no rebirth.

無色界


无色界

see styles
wú sè jiè
    wu2 se4 jie4
wu se chieh
 mushikikai
    むしきかい
{Buddh} (See 三界・1) Mushikikai; formless realm; world free of greed or matter
Arūpaloka, or Arūpadhātu, the heavens without form, immaterial, consisting only of mind in contemplation, being four in number, which are defined as the 四空天 Catūrūpabrahmaloka, and given as: 空無邊處 Ākāśānantyāyatana, 識無邊處 Vijñānānantyāyatana, 無所有處 Akiñcanyāyatana, 非想非非想處 Naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatana.

煩悩魔

see styles
 bonnouma / bonnoma
    ぼんのうま
{Buddh} (See 四魔) demon of ill desires that injures one's body and mind

燃燈仏

see styles
 nentoubutsu / nentobutsu
    ねんとうぶつ
{Buddh} Dīpankara Buddha; Dipankara (the lamp bearer)

現し世

see styles
 utsushiyo
    うつしよ
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (Buddhist term) present world; present age; transient world; life

現在世


现在世

see styles
xiàn zài shì
    xian4 zai4 shi4
hsien tsai shih
 genzaise
    げんざいせ
{Buddh} (See 現世・1) this world; this life
The present world.

瑜伽師


瑜伽师

see styles
yú qié shī
    yu2 qie2 shi1
yü ch`ieh shih
    yü chieh shih
 yugashi
    ゆがし
{Buddh} (See ヨガインストラクター) yoga master
瑜伽阿闍梨 yogācāra, a teacher, or master of magic, or of this school.

畜生道

see styles
chù shēng dào
    chu4 sheng1 dao4
ch`u sheng tao
    chu sheng tao
 chikushoudou / chikushodo
    ちくしょうどう
(1) {Buddh} (See 六道) animal realm; (2) unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; (3) incest
畜生趣 The way, destiny, or gati of rebirth as animals, cf. 六道; 六趣.

Variations:

 shin
    しん
{Buddh} (See 瞋恚) dosa (ill will, antipathy)

Variations:

 chi
    ち
(1) wisdom; (2) {Buddh} jnana (higher knowledge)

祈とう

see styles
 kitou / kito
    きとう
(noun/participle) (1) prayer; grace (at meals); (2) (Shinto) (Buddhist term) exorcism

神足通

see styles
shén zú tōng
    shen2 zu2 tong1
shen tsu t`ung
    shen tsu tung
 jinsokutsuu; shinsokutsuu / jinsokutsu; shinsokutsu
    じんそくつう; しんそくつう
{Buddh} (See 六神通) unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
supernatural power of unimpeded bodily function

竜華会

see styles
 ryuugee / ryugee
    りゅうげえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

第一義


第一义

see styles
dì yī yì
    di4 yi1 yi4
ti i i
 daiichigi / daichigi
    だいいちぎ
(1) primary significance; primary importance; first principle; (2) {Buddh} absolute truth; ultimate truth
The supreme, or fundamental meaning, the supreme reality, i. e. enlightenment.

第六天

see styles
dì liù tiān
    di4 liu4 tian1
ti liu t`ien
    ti liu tien
 dairokuten
    だいろくてん
{Buddh} (See 他化自在天) sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
sixth heaven

維摩経

see styles
 yuimakyou; yuimagyou / yuimakyo; yuimagyo
    ゆいまきょう; ゆいまぎょう
{Buddh} Vimalakirti Sutra

緊那羅


紧那罗

see styles
jǐn nà luó
    jin3 na4 luo2
chin na lo
 kinnara
    きんなら
{Buddh} kimnara (celestial musicians and protectors of Buddhism); (female given name) Kinnara
緊捺羅 (or緊陀羅); 甄陀羅 (or 眞陀羅 ) kinnara; the musicians of Kuvera, with men's bodies and horses' heads; they are described as 人非人 men yet not men, and 疑神 mythical beings; one of the eight classes of heavenly musicians; they are also described as horned, as having crystal lutes, the females singing and dancing, and as ranking below gandharvas.

総本山

see styles
 souhonzan / sohonzan
    そうほんざん
(1) {Buddh} head temple of a Buddhist sect; (2) headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center

聖観音

see styles
 shoukannon / shokannon
    しょうかんのん
(Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

胎蔵界

see styles
 taizoukai / taizokai
    たいぞうかい
(1) {Buddh} (See 金剛界・こんごうかい・1) Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅・たいぞうかいまんだら) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala

自在天

see styles
zì zài tiān
    zi4 zai4 tian1
tzu tsai t`ien
    tzu tsai tien
 jizaiten
    じざいてん
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 大自在天) Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
(or自在王) Īśvaradeva, a title of Śiva, king of the devas, also known as 大自在天 Maheśvara, q. v. It is a title also applied to Guanyin and others.

舎利塔

see styles
 sharitou / sharito
    しゃりとう
{Buddh} reliquary

舎利殿

see styles
 shariden
    しゃりでん
{Buddh} (See 舎利塔) reliquary hall

般涅槃

see styles
bān niè pán
    ban1 nie4 pan2
pan nieh p`an
    pan nieh pan
 hatsunehan
    はつねはん
(1) {Buddh} parinirvana; perfect nirvana; (2) {Buddh} Gautama Buddha's entering into nirvana; (3) {Buddh} death
(般涅槃那) parinirvāṇa; 'quite extinguished, quite brought to an end; the final extinction of the individual.' M. W. The death of the Buddha. Nirvana may be attained in this life, parinirvāṇa after it; for the meaning of 'extinction' v. 涅槃. It may also correspond to the suppression of all mental activity. It is also the second of the three grades of nirvana, parinirvāṇa, and mahānirvāṇa, which are later developments and have association with the ideas of Hīnayāna, Madhyamayāna, and Mahāyāna, or the small, middle, and great vehicles; also with the three grades of bodhi which these three vehicles represent; and the three classes of śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas. Other forms are:般利涅槃那; 波利涅槃那; 般尼洹.

般若経

see styles
 hannyakyou; hannyagyou / hannyakyo; hannyagyo
    はんにゃきょう; はんにゃぎょう
{Buddh} Prajnaparamita Sutra; Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

花かご

see styles
 hanakago
    はなかご
(1) flower basket; (2) (Buddhist term) flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals

花立て

see styles
 hanatate
    はなたて
(1) vase; (2) {Buddh} (See 仏具) vase for floral offerings

荼枳尼

see styles
tú zhǐ ní
    tu2 zhi3 ni2
t`u chih ni
    tu chih ni
 dakini
    だきに
{Buddh} Dakini (fairy-goddess)
(Skt. ḍākinī)

華厳経

see styles
 kegonkyou; kegongyou / kegonkyo; kegongyo
    けごんきょう; けごんぎょう
{Buddh} Avatamska sutra

血の池

see styles
 chinoike
    ちのいけ
{Buddh} Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell); (place-name) Chinoike

行脚僧

see styles
xíng jiǎo sēng
    xing2 jiao3 seng1
hsing chiao seng
 angyasou / angyaso
    あんぎゃそう
{Buddh} itinerant monk; monk on a pilgrimage
itinerant monk

見思惑


见思惑

see styles
jiàn sī huò
    jian4 si1 huo4
chien ssu huo
 kenjiwaku
    けんじわく
{Buddh} (See 三惑) mental disturbances arising from incorrect views and thoughts
mental disturbances developed from [mistaken] views and perceptions

観自在

see styles
 kanjizai
    かんじざい
(Buddhist term) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

觀自在


观自在

see styles
guān zì zài
    guan1 zi4 zai4
kuan tzu tsai
 Kanjizai
    かんじざい
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Avalokitêśvara Bodhisattva

誕生仏

see styles
 tanjoubutsu / tanjobutsu
    たんじょうぶつ
{Buddh} statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)

護摩壇


护摩坛

see styles
hù mó tán
    hu4 mo2 tan2
hu mo t`an
    hu mo tan
 gomadan
    ごまだん
{Buddh} (See 護摩) homa-mandala (fire altar); (place-name) Gomadan
a fire-altar

護摩木


护摩木

see styles
hù mó mù
    hu4 mo2 mu4
hu mo mu
 gomagi
    ごまぎ
{Buddh} homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
wood for the fire ritual

貪瞋痴


贪瞋痴

see styles
tān chēn chī
    tan1 chen1 chi1
t`an ch`en ch`ih
    tan chen chih
 tonjinchi
    とんじんち
(Buddhist term) the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
rāgadveṣamoha, the three poisons.

貪瞋癡


贪瞋癡

see styles
tān chēn chī
    tan1 chen1 chi1
t`an ch`en ch`ih
    tan chen chih
 ton jin chi
    とんじんち
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
greed, ill-will, and delusion

賓頭盧


宾头卢

see styles
bīn tóu lú
    bin1 tou2 lu2
pin t`ou lu
    pin tou lu
 binzuru
    びんずる
{Buddh} Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law)
Piṇḍola

身口意

see styles
shēn kǒu yì
    shen1 kou3 yi4
shen k`ou i
    shen kou i
 shinkui
    しんくい
{Buddh} (See 三業・さんごう) action, speech and thought
bodily actions, speech, and thought

辨財天

see styles
 benzaiten
    べんざいてん
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water

辯才天


辩才天

see styles
biàn cái tiān
    bian4 cai2 tian1
pien ts`ai t`ien
    pien tsai tien
 Benzai ten
    べんざいてん
Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Sarasvatī, goddess of speech and learning, v. 大辯才天.

過去世


过去世

see styles
guō qù shì
    guo1 qu4 shi4
kuo ch`ü shih
    kuo chü shih
 kakoze
    かこぜ
{Buddh} (See 前世・ぜんせ) one's previous life
The past, past time, past world or age.

過去生

see styles
 kakosei / kakose
    かこせい
{Buddh} (See 前世・ぜんせ) one's previous life

選仏場

see styles
 senbutsujou / senbutsujo
    せんぶつじょう
{Buddh} Zen temple meditation hall

那由他

see styles
nà yóu tā
    na4 you2 ta1
na yu t`a
    na yu ta
 nayuta
    なゆた
(1) (Buddhist term) an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million) (san: nayuta); (numeric) (2) 10^60 (or 10^72); (female given name) Nayuta
nayuta, 那庾多 (or 那由多); 那術 (or 那述) a numeral, 100,000, or one million, or ten million.

那由多

see styles
nà yóu duō
    na4 you2 duo1
na yu to
 nayuta
    なゆた
(1) (Buddhist term) an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million) (san: nayuta); (numeric) (2) 10^60 (or 10^72); (female given name) Nayuta
(Skt. nayuta)

醍醐味

see styles
tí hú wèi
    ti2 hu2 wei4
t`i hu wei
    ti hu wei
 daigo mi
    だいごみ
(1) the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; the true charm; (2) flavour of ghee; delicious taste; (3) (Buddhist term) Buddha's gracious teachings
flavor of ghee

金剛心


金刚心

see styles
jīn gāng xīn
    jin1 gang1 xin1
chin kang hsin
 kongoushin / kongoshin
    こんごうしん
{Buddh} extreme religious piety; unshakable faith
Diamond heart, that of the bodhisattva, i.e. infrangible, unmoved by 'illusion'.

金剛手


金刚手

see styles
jīn gāng shǒu
    jin1 gang1 shou3
chin kang shou
 kongoushu / kongoshu
    こんごうしゅ
{Buddh} Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra
vajrapāṇi, a holder of the vajra, a protector, any image with this symbol; 金剛部 Groups of the same in the 金 and 胎 maṇḍalas.

金剛界


金刚界

see styles
jīn gāng jiè
    jin1 gang1 jie4
chin kang chieh
 kongoukai / kongokai
    こんごうかい
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala
vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎.

金剛盤

see styles
 kongouban / kongoban
    こんごうばん
{Buddh} kongoban; ritual tray on which a vajra bell and three kinds of vajra pestles are placed

金剛経

see styles
 kongoukyou / kongokyo
    こんごうきょう
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛般若波羅蜜多経) Diamond Sutra

金剛鈴


金刚铃

see styles
jīn gāng líng
    jin1 gang1 ling2
chin kang ling
 kongourei / kongore
    こんごうれい
{Buddh} (See 金剛杵) vajra bell
The diamond or vajra bell for attracting the attention of the objects of worship, and stimulating all who hear it.

金輪王


金轮王

see styles
jīn lún wáng
    jin1 lun2 wang2
chin lun wang
 konrinou / konrino
    こんりんおう
{Buddh} gold wheel-turning sage king
A golden-wheel king, the highest in comparison with silver, copper, and iron cakravartin.

金輪際

see styles
 konrinzai
    こんりんざい
(adverb) (1) (with neg. sentence) (not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; (not) by any means; (2) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) deepest bottom of the earth

針の山

see styles
 harinoyama
    はりのやま
{Buddh} hell's mountain of needles

鎮壇具

see styles
 chindangu
    ちんだんぐ
{Buddh} goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple

開経偈

see styles
 kaikyouge / kaikyoge
    かいきょうげ
{Buddh} opening chant of a sutra

閻浮提


阎浮提

see styles
yán fú tí
    yan2 fu2 ti2
yen fu t`i
    yen fu ti
 enbudai
    えんぶだい
{Buddh} Jambudvipa; continent of the terrestrial world
Jambudvīpa

閻魔天

see styles
 enmaten
    えんまてん
(Buddhist term) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

閻魔王


阎魔王

see styles
yán mó wáng
    yan2 mo2 wang2
yen mo wang
 enmaou / enmao
    えんまおう
(honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (See 閻魔) Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
Yama

閼伽棚


阏伽棚

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è qié péng
    e4 qie2 peng2
o ch`ieh p`eng
    o chieh peng
 akadana
    あかだな
{Buddh} shelf for offerings (of water, flowers, etc.)
shelf for holy water

阿僧祇

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ā sēng qí
    a1 seng1 qi2
a seng ch`i
    a seng chi
 asougi / asogi
    あそうぎ
(1) {Buddh} a number so great it can never be counted to (san: asamkhya); (numeric) (2) 10^56 (or 10^64)
asaṅkhya, asaṅkhyeya, 阿僧企耶; 僧祇 intp. 無數 innumerable, countless, said to be 一千萬萬萬萬萬萬萬萬兆 kalpas. There are four asaṅkhyākalpas in the rise, duration, and end of every universe, cf. 劫.

阿弥陀

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 amida
    あみだ
(1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head; (place-name) Amida

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

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ā mí tuó
    a1 mi2 tuo2
a mi t`o
    a mi to
 Amida
    あみだ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
(阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions.

阿梨樹


阿梨树

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ā lí shù
    a1 li2 shu4
a li shu
 ariju
    ありじゅ
(1) Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum) (san: arjaka); common basil; (2) {Buddh} tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling
(or 阿棃樹) arjaka, ? Ocymum pilosum, a tree with white scented flowers, said to fall in seven parts, like an epidendrum, styled also 頞杜迦曼折利 (? 頞杜社迦曼折利).

阿逸多

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ā yì duō
    a1 yi4 duo1
a i to
 aitta
    あいった
(1) {Buddh} (See 弥勒菩薩) Maitreya (bodhisattva); (2) {Buddh} (See 十六羅漢) Ajita (one of the sixteen arhats)
(阿逸) ajita, 無能勝 invincible, title of Maitreya; and of others. Also 阿氏多 (or 阿底多, 阿M060537多, or 阿嗜多); 阿私陀; 阿夷頭.

降誕会

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 goutane; koutane / gotane; kotane
    ごうたんえ; こうたんえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会,浴仏会,竜華会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

難行道


难行道

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nán xíng dào
    nan2 xing2 dao4
nan hsing tao
 nangyoudou / nangyodo
    なんぎょうどう
{Buddh} (See 易行道) the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
path of difficult practice

雪山偈

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 sessenge
    せっせんげ
{Buddh} (See 涅槃経,是生滅法,生滅滅已,寂滅為楽) Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)

雲門宗


云门宗

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yún mén zōng
    yun2 men2 zong1
yün men tsung
 unmonshuu / unmonshu
    うんもんしゅう
{Buddh} Yunmen School
Yunmen house

韋陀天

see styles
 idaten
    いだてん
{Buddh} Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani); (personal name) Ida-ten

韋駄天

see styles
 idaten
    いだてん
(1) {Buddh} Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); (2) great runner

順後業

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 jungogou / jungogo
    じゅんごごう
{Buddh} prarabdha karma; karma whose cause is in the present life but whose effect comes in the life after the next life or later

順次業

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 junjigou / junjigo
    じゅんじごう
{Buddh} (See 順生業) sancita karma; karma whose cause is in the present life but whose effect is in the next life

順現業

see styles
 jungengou / jungengo
    じゅんげんごう
{Buddh} agami karma; karma with a cause and effect in this life

順生業

see styles
 junshougou / junshogo
    じゅんしょうごう
{Buddh} sancita karma; karma whose cause is in the present life but whose effect is in the next life

須弥山

see styles
 shumisen; sumisen
    しゅみせん; すみせん
{Buddh} Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

飲酒戒

see styles
 onjukai
    おんじゅかい
{Buddh} (See 不飲酒戒・ふおんじゅかい) Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol

餓鬼道


饿鬼道

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è guǐ dào
    e4 gui3 dao4
o kuei tao
 gakidou / gakido
    がきどう
{Buddh} (See 六道) hungry ghost (preta) realm
rebirth into the existence of hungry ghost

鳩槃荼


鸠槃荼

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jiū pán tú
    jiu1 pan2 tu2
chiu p`an t`u
    chiu pan tu
 kuhanda; kubanda
    くはんだ; くばんだ
{Buddh} Kumbhanda; demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality
Kumbhāṇḍa, a demon shaped like a gourd, or pot; or with a scrotum like one; it devours the vitality of men; also written with initials 弓, 恭, 究, 拘, 倶, and 吉; also 鳩摩邏滿拏.

黒闇天

see styles
 kokuanten
    こくあんてん
{Buddh} Kalaratri (Deva)

だいご味

see styles
 daigomi
    だいごみ
(1) the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; the true charm; (2) flavour of ghee; delicious taste; (3) (Buddhist term) Buddha's gracious teachings

とう利天

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 touiriten / toiriten
    とういりてん
(Buddhist term) heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm

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