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法体

see styles
 hottai; houtai / hottai; hotai
    ほったい; ほうたい
(1) {Buddh} clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; (2) teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

法号

see styles
 hougou / hogo
    ほうごう
priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name

法名

see styles
fǎ míng
    fa3 ming2
fa ming
 houmyou / homyo
    ほうみょう
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery); same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4]
(1) {Buddh} Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); (2) {Buddh} posthumous Buddhist name; (surname) Houmyou
A monk's name, given to him on ordination, a term chiefly used by the 眞 Shin sect, 戒名 being the usual term.

法師


法师

see styles
fǎ shī
    fa3 shi1
fa shih
 houshi / hoshi
    ほうし
one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
(1) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) layman dressed like a priest; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. pronounced ぼうし) person; (surname, given name) Houshi
A Buddhist teacher, master of the Law; five kinds are given— a custodian (of the sūtras), reader, intoner, expounder, and copier.

法服

see styles
fǎ fú
    fa3 fu2
fa fu
 houfuku / hofuku
    ほうふく
see 法衣[fa3 yi1]
(1) court dress; judge's robe; judge's gown; lawyer's robe; barrister's gown; (2) clerical robe; priest's robe; monastic robe
法衣 Dharma garment, the robe.

湯立

see styles
 yudate
    ゆだて
(irregular okurigana usage) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health); (place-name) Yudate

無住


无住

see styles
wú zhù
    wu2 zhu4
wu chu
 mujuu / muju
    むじゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) lacking a chief priest (of a temple); temple without a chief priest; (2) (form) being uninhabited; being vacant; (3) {Buddh} non-attachment; (personal name) Mujuu
Not abiding; impermanence; things having no independent nature of their own, they have no real existence as separate entities.

猊下

see styles
ní xià
    ni2 xia4
ni hsia
 geika / geka
    げいか
(n,n-suf) (honorific or respectful language) your highness; your grace; your eminence
A kind of lion-throne for Buddhas, etc.; a term of respect like 足下.

生臭

see styles
shēng xiù
    sheng1 xiu4
sheng hsiu
 shōshū
    なまぐさ
(1) something that smells of fish or blood; (2) meat and fish; (3) (abbreviation) degenerate monk; corrupt priest
disgusting odor

監主

see styles
 kanzu
    かんず
    kansu
    かんす
    kanji
    かんじ
(Buddhist term) one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest

監寺


监寺

see styles
jiān sì
    jian1 si4
chien ssu
 kansu
    かんず
(Buddhist term) one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest
監院; 監收 The warden, or superintendent of a monastery, especially the one who controls its internal affairs.

知者

see styles
zhī zhě
    zhi1 zhe3
chih che
 chisha
    ちしゃ
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
The knower, the cognizer, the person within who perceives.

示寂

see styles
shì jì
    shi4 ji4
shih chi
 jijaku
    じじゃく
to pass away (of a monk or nun)
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} death of a high-ranking priest
to indicate the way of nirvana.

社僧

see styles
 shasou / shaso
    しゃそう
priest attached to a shrine

祓詞

see styles
 haraekotoba
    はらえことば
words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite

神主

see styles
 kannushi
    かんぬし
(1) Shinto priest; (2) chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); (3) (Buddhist monk jargon; pun on 禰宜(ねぎ) and 葱(ねぎ)) (See 葱,禰宜・1) Welsh onion; (place-name) Kannushi

神人

see styles
shén rén
    shen2 ren2
shen jen
 kamihito
    かみひと
God; deity
(1) (しんじん only) gods and men; (2) (しんじん only) godlike person; person as powerful as a god; person as refined as a god; (3) (archaism) low-ranking Shinto priest; (surname) Kamihito
Gods, or spirits, and men.

神司

see styles
 jinji
    じんじ
Shinto priest; (personal name) Jinji

神官

see styles
 shinkan
    しんかん
    kanzukasa
    かんづかさ
    kamuzukasa
    かむづかさ
    kamizukasa
    かみづかさ
Shinto priest

神職


神职

see styles
shén zhí
    shen2 zhi2
shen chih
 shinshoku
    しんしょく
clergy; clerical
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood

祢宜

see styles
 negi
    ねぎ
(1) (Shinto) senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); (2) (obscure) grasshopper; locust; (place-name, surname) Negi

祭主

see styles
 saishiyu
    さいしゆ
(head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine; (surname) Saishiyu

禅僧

see styles
 zensou / zenso
    ぜんそう
Zen priest

禅室

see styles
 zenshitsu
    ぜんしつ
(1) (See 座禅) room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices; (2) Zen monk's quarters; (3) head priest (of a Zen temple)

禅家

see styles
 zenke
    ぜんけ
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

禅師

see styles
 zenji
    ぜんじ
(honorific or respectful language) monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court; (given name) Zenji

禰宜

see styles
 negi
    ねぎ
(1) (Shinto) senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); (2) (obscure) grasshopper; locust; (surname) Negi

稚僧

see styles
zhì sēng
    zhi4 seng1
chih seng
 chisō
a fledgling priest

管長

see styles
 suganaga
    すがなが
superintendent priest; chief abbot; (surname) Suganaga

紫衣

see styles
zǐ yī
    zi3 yi1
tzu i
 shie
    しえ
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe; (female given name) Shie
紫袈; 紫服 The purple robe, said to have been bestowed on certain monks during the Tang dynasty.

緇衣


缁衣

see styles
zī yī
    zi1 yi1
tzu i
 shie; shii / shie; shi
    しえ; しい
(1) {Buddh} priest's black robe; (2) {Buddh} (See 僧侶) priest
Black robes, monks.

羽客

see styles
yǔ kè
    yu3 ke4
yü k`o
    yü ko
Daoist priest

老僧

see styles
lǎo sēng
    lao3 seng1
lao seng
 rousou / roso
    ろうそう
elderly priest; (place-name) Rousou
old monk

老衲

see styles
lǎo nà
    lao3 na4
lao na
 rounou / rono
    ろうのう
(obsolete) elderly priest
old monk

菰僧

see styles
 komozou / komozo
    こもぞう
    komosou / komoso
    こもそう
(archaism) mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect

蕃僧

see styles
 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
(obscure) foreign priest; Western priest

薦僧

see styles
 komozou / komozo
    こもぞう
    komosou / komoso
    こもそう
(archaism) mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect

蛮僧

see styles
 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
(obscure) foreign priest; Western priest

衆徒


众徒

see styles
zhòng tú
    zhong4 tu2
chung t`u
    chung tu
 shuuto / shuto
    しゅうと
(1) {Buddh} many priests; (2) (Heian era) monk-soldiers; (surname) Shuuto
The whole body of followers; also the monks, all the monks.

表白

see styles
biǎo bái
    biao3 bai2
piao pai
 hyoubyaku; hyouhyaku / hyobyaku; hyohyaku
    ひょうびゃく; ひょうひゃく
to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession
{Buddh} declaration of a Buddhist service's purpose by the priest to Buddha and the people; stating the intent of a ceremony before the altar
To explain, expound, clear up.

詩僧

see styles
 shisou / shiso
    しそう
{Buddh} priest with poetical talent; priest poet

警策

see styles
jǐng cè
    jing3 ce4
ching ts`e
    ching tse
 keisaku; kyousaku; kouzaku; kyoushaku(ok) / kesaku; kyosaku; kozaku; kyoshaku(ok)
    けいさく; きょうさく; こうざく; きょうしゃく(ok)
(1) (abbreviation) (called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen) (See 警覚策励,座禅) Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); (2) (けいさく only) horsewhip
A switch to awaken sleepers during an assembly for meditation.

貴僧

see styles
 kisou / kiso
    きそう
(honorific or respectful language) high priest; priest

起龕

see styles
 kigan
    きがん
{Buddh} ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)

道長


道长

see styles
dào zhǎng
    dao4 zhang3
tao chang
 michinaga
    みちなが
Taoist priest; Daoist priest
head of a martial arts organization (organisation); (surname) Michinaga

遷化


迁化

see styles
qiān huà
    qian1 hua4
ch`ien hua
    chien hua
 senge
    せんげ
(n,vs,vi) death (of a high priest)
To be taken away, i.e. die.

遺蛻


遗蜕

see styles
yí tuì
    yi2 tui4
i t`ui
    i tui
to shed skin; to leave one's mortal envelope; remains (of a priest)

野伏

see styles
 nobushi
    のぶし
(1) hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest; (2) mountain-dwelling robber; brigand; (surname) Nobushi

野臥

see styles
 nobushi
    のぶし
(1) hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest; (2) mountain-dwelling robber; brigand

鉄鉢

see styles
 teppachi; tetsubachi
    てっぱち; てつばち
(1) {Buddh} (See 応器) mendicant priest's begging bowl; (2) (てっぱち only) (archaism) (See 金鉢・かなばち・2) iron helmet

門跡


门迹

see styles
mén jī
    men2 ji1
men chi
 monzeki
    もんぜき
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto); (place-name) Monzeki
gate tracks

雛僧


雏僧

see styles
chú sēng
    chu2 seng1
ch`u seng
    chu seng
 suusou / suso
    すうそう
(See 小僧・2) young priest
A fledgling priest, neophyte.

雲遊


云游

see styles
yún yóu
    yun2 you2
yün yu
 unyu
    うんゆ
to wander (typically of an errant priest)
{Buddh} wandering aimlessly; (surname) Un'yu

非時


非时

see styles
fēi shí
    fei1 shi2
fei shih
 hiji
    ひじ
(1) {Buddh} monk's fasting period (noon till 4am next day); priest's fasting period; (2) {Buddh} meal taken in after noon; meal breaking one's fast; (3) food offered to attendants of a funeral
Untimely; not the proper, or regulation time (for meals), which is: from dawn to noon; hence 非時食 to eat out of hours, i.e. after noon.

願人

see styles
 gannin
    がんにん
(1) petitioner; (2) person who prays; (3) (abbreviation) (See 願人坊主) beggar-priest

高僧

see styles
gāo sēng
    gao1 seng1
kao seng
 takasou / takaso
    たかそう
a senior monk
(1) high priest; highly ranked priest; (2) virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning; (surname) Takasou
Eminent monks.

麈尾

see styles
 shubi
    しゅび
(See 払子) priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer; long stick with the tail of a large deer attached

兼務寺

see styles
 kenmuji
    けんむじ
Buddhist temple without a dedicated head priest

副住職

see styles
 fukujuushoku / fukujushoku
    ふくじゅうしょく
assistant chief priest

坊さん

see styles
 bousan / bosan
    ぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See お坊さん・1) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) boy

坊ん様

see styles
 bonsama
    ぼんさま
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) (honorific or respectful language) monk; priest; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) boy

大僧正

see styles
dà sēng zhèng
    da4 seng1 zheng4
ta seng cheng
 daisoujou / daisojo
    だいそうじょう
high priest
director of monks

大宮司

see styles
 daiguuji / daiguji
    だいぐうじ
high priest of a great shrine; (surname) Daiguuji

大弟子

see styles
dà dì zǐ
    da4 di4 zi3
ta ti tzu
 dai daishi
sthavira, a chief disciple, the Fathers of the Buddhist church; an elder; an abbot; a priest licensed to preach and become an abbot; also 上坐.

婆羅門


婆罗门

see styles
pó luó mén
    po2 luo2 men2
p`o lo men
    po lo men
 baramon; baramon; buraaman / baramon; baramon; buraman
    ばらもん; バラモン; ブラーマン
Brahmin
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) (san: brahmana); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
跋濫摩; 沒囉憾摩 Brāhmaṇa; Brāhmanical; Brāhman; 淨行; 婆志 of pure life or mind; the highest of the four castes, those who serve Brahma, his offspring, the keepers of the Vedas.

小坊主

see styles
 kobouzu / kobozu
    こぼうず
young priest; scamp

師の坊

see styles
 shinobou / shinobo
    しのぼう
master priest

応量器

see styles
 ouryouki / oryoki
    おうりょうき
{Buddh} mendicant priest's begging bowl

托鉢僧

see styles
 takuhatsusou / takuhatsuso
    たくはつそう
{Buddh} mendicant priest

権宮司

see styles
 gonguuji / gonguji
    ごんぐうじ
{Shinto} associate chief priest; deputy chief priest

権禰宜

see styles
 gonnegi
    ごんねぎ
{Shinto} junior priest

湯立ち

see styles
 yudachi
    ゆだち
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

湯立て

see styles
 yudate
    ゆだて
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

破戒僧

see styles
 hakaisou / hakaiso
    はかいそう
depraved monk; sinful priest

般若湯


般若汤

see styles
bō rě tāng
    bo1 re3 tang1
po je t`ang
    po je tang
 hannyatou / hannyato
    はんにゃとう
(rare) (Buddhist priest jargon) sake; alcohol; liquor
The soup of wisdom, a name for wine.

虚無僧

see styles
 komusou / komuso
    こむそう
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)

釈空海

see styles
 shakukuukai / shakukukai
    しゃくくうかい
Kukai (name of a Buddhist priest)

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

see styles
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.

阿闍梨


阿阇梨

see styles
ā shé lí
    a1 she2 li2
a she li
 ajari; azari
    あじゃり; あざり
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎[a1 she2 li2]
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (abbr. of 阿闍梨耶, from the Sanskrit "ācārya") high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; (2) {Buddh} (See 伝法灌頂) initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); (3) {Buddh} monk who conducts religious services
ācārya, ācārin, v. 阿遮.

おっさん

see styles
 ossan
    おっさん
(1) (abbreviation) (derogatory term) (familiar language) middle-aged man; (2) (abbreviation) (familiar language) Buddhist priest

お坊さん

see styles
 obousan / obosan
    おぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) son (of others)

バラモン

see styles
 paramon
    パラモン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) (san: brahmana); (2) Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism; (personal name) Parramon

僧正遍昭

see styles
 soujouhenjou / sojohenjo
    そうじょうへんじょう
(person) High Priest Henjō (ca 845 CE)

司馬承幀


司马承帧

see styles
sī mǎ chéng zhēn
    si1 ma3 cheng2 zhen1
ssu ma ch`eng chen
    ssu ma cheng chen
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

名僧知識

see styles
 meisouchishiki / mesochishiki
    めいそうちしき
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment

堕落坊主

see styles
 darakubouzu / darakubozu
    だらくぼうず
apostate priest

墨染め衣

see styles
 sumizomegoromo
    すみぞめごろも
priest's black robe

尊師愛徒


尊师爱徒

see styles
zūn shī ài tú
    zun1 shi1 ai4 tu2
tsun shih ai t`u
    tsun shih ai tu
title of a Daoist priest; revered master

引請闍梨


引请阇梨

see styles
yǐn qǐng shé lí
    yin3 qing3 she2 li2
yin ch`ing she li
    yin ching she li
 inshō jari
A term for the instructor of beginners.

御坊さん

see styles
 obousan / obosan
    おぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) son (of others)

有髪俗体

see styles
 uhatsuzokutai
    うはつぞくたい
(a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb

森川達也

see styles
 morikawatatsuya
    もりかわたつや
(person) Morikawa Tatsuya (1922-2006) (literary critic and priest)

照々坊主

see styles
 teruterubouzu / teruterubozu
    てるてるぼうず
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

照照坊主

see styles
 teruterubouzu / teruterubozu
    てるてるぼうず
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

琵琶法師

see styles
 biwahoushi / biwahoshi
    びわほうし
(hist) (See 琵琶) lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk

Variations:
生臭

 namagusa
    なまぐさ
(1) (See 生臭い・1) something that smells of fish or blood; (2) (See 生臭物) meat and fish; (3) (abbreviation) (See 生臭坊主) degenerate monk; corrupt priest

生臭坊主

see styles
 namagusabouzu / namagusabozu
    なまぐさぼうず
degenerate monk; corrupt priest

神主さん

see styles
 kannushisan
    かんぬしさん
Shinto priest

肉食妻帯

see styles
 nikujikisaitai
    にくじきさいたい
(noun/participle) (yoji) meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married

説教坊主

see styles
 sekkyoubouzu / sekkyobozu
    せっきょうぼうず
(derogatory term) tub-thumping preacher; preacher (priest) who is good at delivering a sermon; pulpiteer

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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