List: Buddhism
Words and expressions used in Buddhism, a religion widely extended in Japan.
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- sun of wisdom, Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom
noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- true theory
- true teachings
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the easy way, attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- going on an alms round (for food), going begging (for food), going to ask for alms of food, pindacara
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- scented water used for purification, water offering to Buddha
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- thousand-day walk through the mountains from Hieizan to the old Imperial Palace in Kyoto (ascetic practice of the Tendai sect)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- temple helper
Buddhism noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- penitence by chanting sutras, confession (of sins), Tendai ritual of chanting Lotus Sutra or to Kanzeon, Amida, or Kichijoten for forgiveness of sins performed unknowingly
- penitence sutra
- guidebook to penitence
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- world of the lost, human realm, this world