to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
mental anguish; mental distress
exaltation; elevation; enhancement; promotion; raising
Hinayana Buddhism; Theravada Buddhism
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
sensual; erotic; carnal; lustful; lascivious; brutish
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
brightness; splendour; splendor
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to cease; to stop; to be over
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
vowing to follow the precepts
to begin talking; to open up
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
noted doctor; excellent physician
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
lamentation; grief; anguish; anxiety; illness; mourning
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar)
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function