List: Buddhism
Words and expressions used in Buddhism, a religion widely extended in Japan.
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Buddhism noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- culmination, conclusion
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- pataka (banner)
noun noun (generic) suffix Buddhism honorific language historical term
- house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)
- graduate school, postgraduate school
- institution (often medical), institutional building, government office
- sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister
- imperial palace
- title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.
- former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the one absolute truth, the one reality
yojijukugo Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- unlikely event, rare occurrence
idiomatic expression Buddhism expression noun noun (generic)
- unlikely event, rare occurrence
honorific language Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils), high priest
- initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon)
- monk who conducts religious services
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- spirits of heaven and earth