List: Buddhism
Words and expressions used in Buddhism, a religion widely extended in Japan.
gairaigo Sanskrit origin Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.), abstinence from taking life
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- worlds of the ten directions
numeric Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- 108, one hundred and eight
- the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions
- the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- this world, this life
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the four kalpa (formation, existence, destruction, nothingness)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the kalpa of existence (the second aeon of the universe)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the kalpa of nothingness (the final aeon of the universe)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness), the five aggregates