List: Buddhism
Words and expressions used in Buddhism, a religion widely extended in Japan.
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) Buddhism
- to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.)
- to form a connection (with Buddha)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering)
- death pains, agony of death
noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- the heavens, the skies, celestial sphere
- heavenly realm, deva realm
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- method of contemplation
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- simultaneous contemplation of the threefold truth (form of Tendai meditation)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- Shลmen Kongล, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kลshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
historical term Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- kลshin-machi, staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- Jambudvipa, continent of the terrestrial world
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- observing the precepts (of Buddhism)
Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- monk (esp. one who maintains his purity)