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藥師七佛供養儀軌如意王經


药师七佛供养仪轨如意王经

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yào shī qī fó gōng yǎng yí guǐ rú yì wáng jīng
    yao4 shi1 qi1 fo2 gong1 yang3 yi2 gui3 ru2 yi4 wang2 jing1
yao shih ch`i fo kung yang i kuei ju i wang ching
    yao shih chi fo kung yang i kuei ju i wang ching
 Yakushi shichibutsu kuyō giki nyoiō kyō
Ritual Procedure for Making Offerings to the Seven Healing-Master Buddhas, the Wish-Fulfilling Kings

Variations:
仕切り
仕切(io)

 shikiri
    しきり
(1) partition; division; boundary; compartment; (2) settlement of accounts; (3) {sumo} preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; (4) directing; controlling; managing; taking responsibility for

Variations:
焚き上げ
焚上げ
たき上げ

 takiage
    たきあげ
(1) {Shinto} bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; (2) (See 護摩・ごま) ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering

Variations:
湯立て
湯立ち
湯立(io)

 yudate(湯立te, 湯立); yudachi(湯立chi, 湯立)
    ゆだて(湯立て, 湯立); ゆだち(湯立ち, 湯立)
(See 巫女・みこ・2) 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)

Variations:
清祓
清祓い(sK)
清祓え(sK)

 kiyoharai; kiyoharae(sk)
    きよはらい; きよはらえ(sk)
{Shinto} purification ritual

Variations:
鬢削ぎ
鬢そぎ
鬢枇
鬢曽木
鬢除ぎ

 binsogi
    びんそぎ
(archaism) cutting a person's sidelocks; evenly cut sidelocks (symbol of adulthood for noblewomen in the Heian era); ritual of cutting the sidelocks (coming-of-age ceremony for women from about 1568-1867)

金剛頂經一字頂輪王瑜伽一切時處念誦成佛儀軌


金刚顶经一字顶轮王瑜伽一切时处念诵成佛仪轨

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jīn gāng dǐng jīng yī zì dǐng lún wáng yú jiā yī qiè shí chǔ niàn sòng chéng fó yí guǐ
    jin1 gang1 ding3 jing1 yi1 zi4 ding3 lun2 wang2 yu2 jia1 yi1 qie4 shi2 chu3 nian4 song4 cheng2 fo2 yi2 gui3
chin kang ting ching i tzu ting lun wang yü chia i ch`ieh shih ch`u nien sung ch`eng fo i kuei
    chin kang ting ching i tzu ting lun wang yü chia i chieh shih chu nien sung cheng fo i kuei
 Kongōchōgyō ichiji chōrinnō yuga issaiji shonenju jōbutsu giki
Ritual Procedure of Becoming Buddha through Recitation, Anytime, Anywhere, by the Yoga of the One-syllable Wheel-Turning Ruler from the Vajraśekhara

Variations:
禊祓
禊祓い
みそぎ祓い(sK)
禊祓え(sK)

 misogiharae(禊祓); misogiharai
    みそぎはらえ(禊祓); みそぎはらい
{Shinto} (See 大祓) ritual purification; cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.

Variations:
お田植え祭
お田植え祭り
御田植え祭り
御田植え祭

 otauematsuri
    おたうえまつり
(1) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

大方廣佛花嚴經入法界品頓證毘盧遮那法身字輪瑜伽儀軌


大方广佛花严经入法界品顿证毘卢遮那法身字轮瑜伽仪轨

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dà fāng guǎng fó huā yán jīng rù fǎ jiè pǐn dùn zhèng pí lú zhēn à fǎ shēn zì lún yú jiā yí guǐ
    da4 fang1 guang3 fo2 hua1 yan2 jing1 ru4 fa3 jie4 pin3 dun4 zheng4 pi2 lu2 zhen1 a4 fa3 shen1 zi4 lun2 yu2 jia1 yi2 gui3
ta fang kuang fo hua yen ching ju fa chieh p`in tun cheng p`i lu chen a fa shen tzu lun yü chia i kuei
    ta fang kuang fo hua yen ching ju fa chieh pin tun cheng pi lu chen a fa shen tzu lun yü chia i kuei
 Daihōkō butsu Kegon kyō Nyūhokkai bon tonshō Birushana hosshin jirin yuga giki
Ritual Procedure for the Syllable-Wheel Yoga of Suddenly Realizing the Dharma-Body of Vairocana, from the Gaṇḍavyūha Chapter of the Buddhâvataṃsaka-nāma-mahāvaipūlyasūtra

Variations:
丑の刻参り
牛の刻参り(sK)
丑の刻まいり(sK)

 ushinokokumairi
    うしのこくまいり
(exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

Variations:
よいしょ
ヨイショ
よいっしょ
ヨイッショ

 yoisho; yoisho; yoissho(sk); yoissho(sk)
    よいしょ; ヨイショ; よいっしょ(sk); ヨイッショ(sk)
(interjection) (1) (expression of effort or strain) huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; (interjection) (2) {sumo} (See 横綱・1) yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); (interjection) (3) (See はやし詞) yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (4) flattery; buttering up (someone); sucking up to

大乘方廣曼殊室利菩薩華嚴本教閻曼德迦忿怒王眞言大威德儀軌品


大乘方广曼殊室利菩萨华严本教阎曼德迦忿怒王眞言大威德仪轨品

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dà shèng fāng guǎng màn shū shì lì pú sà huā yán běn jiào yán màn dé jiā fèn nù wáng zhēn yán dà wēi dé yí guǐ pǐn
    da4 sheng4 fang1 guang3 man4 shu1 shi4 li4 pu2 sa4 hua1 yan2 ben3 jiao4 yan2 man4 de2 jia1 fen4 nu4 wang2 zhen1 yan2 da4 wei1 de2 yi2 gui3 pin3
ta sheng fang kuang man shu shih li p`u sa hua yen pen chiao yen man te chia fen nu wang chen yen ta wei te i kuei p`in
    ta sheng fang kuang man shu shih li pu sa hua yen pen chiao yen man te chia fen nu wang chen yen ta wei te i kuei pin
 Daijō hōkō Manjushiri bosatsu kegon honkyō emmantokka funnuō shingon daītoku giki bon
Ritual Chapter on Yamāntaka, Ferocious King of Mantras and Great Intimidating Righteousness, from the Āryamañjuśriyamūlakalpa-bodhisattvapiṭakāvataṃsaka-mahāyāna-vaipulya-sūtra

大方廣曼殊室利童眞菩薩華嚴本教讚閻曼德迦忿怒王眞言阿毘遮迦嚕儀軌品


大方广曼殊室利童眞菩萨华严本教讚阎曼德迦忿怒王眞言阿毘遮迦噜仪轨品

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dà fāng guǎng màn shū shì lì tóng zhēn pú sà huā yán běn jiào zàn yán màn dé jiā fèn nù wáng zhēn yán ā pí zhē lū jiā yí guǐ pǐn
    da4 fang1 guang3 man4 shu1 shi4 li4 tong2 zhen1 pu2 sa4 hua1 yan2 ben3 jiao4 zan4 yan2 man4 de2 jia1 fen4 nu4 wang2 zhen1 yan2 a1 pi2 zhe1 lu1 jia1 yi2 gui3 pin3
ta fang kuang man shu shih li t`ung chen p`u sa hua yen pen chiao tsan yen man te chia fen nu wang chen yen a p`i che lu chia i kuei p`in
    ta fang kuang man shu shih li tung chen pu sa hua yen pen chiao tsan yen man te chia fen nu wang chen yen a pi che lu chia i kuei pin
 aihōkō Manjushiridō shimbosatsu kegon honkyō san Emmantokka funnuō shingon abisharoka giki bon
Ritual Chapter on Yamāntaka, Ferocious King of Mantras and Abhicāraka, from the Bodhisattvapiṭakāvisara-mañjusr'īkumārabhūta-mūlakalpa

Variations:
御田植祭
お田植え祭
お田植え祭り
御田植え祭り(sK)
御田植え祭(sK)
御田植祭り(sK)

 otauematsuri
    おたうえまつり
(1) shrine ritual held within the first two months of the year to forecast or pray for a successful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

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

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