List: Buddhism
Words and expressions used in Buddhism, a religion widely extended in Japan.
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha)
- Avatamska sutra
- Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
popular noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- selflessness, self-effacement, self-renunciation
- anatta, anatman, doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- priesthood registry
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the Three Jewels, the Triple Gem, Triratna, the Three Treasures, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- bodhi, enlightenment
- happiness in the next world
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă intransitive verb Buddhism
- entering a room
- studying under a Buddhist teacher
popular noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- the earth below, the ground below
- this world (as opposed to heaven)
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- last words recited to the newly departed, requiem
- converting people to Buddhism
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă intransitive verb transitive verb Buddhism
- enlightenment, spiritual awakening, opening one's eyes to the truth
- reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.), reaching the highest echelons
- gaining eyesight, restoring eyesight, opening the eyes
- filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture, ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated