master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
young master; young gentleman
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
ex-husband; former husband
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
Mahavairocana (Bodhisattva)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
principle of living only for the moment
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
manas-vijnana (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self)
Izanami-no-Mikoto; Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Mahavairocana (Bodhisattva)
kimnara (celestial musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
manas (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self)
Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of general affairs)
sinology; Chinese studies
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine; to serve one's master
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from eastern India)
Manaka; variety of fragrant wood used in kōdō
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
Naraka; Hell; Hades; very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
belladonna (Atropa belladonna); deadly nightshade
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
Chinese characters; hanzi; kanji
Alexandrian senna (Senna alexandrina); Egyptian senna; true senna
atlas moth (Attacus atlas)
(first) Indochina War (1946-1954)
Anopheles sinensis (species of mosquito)
Omobranchus elegans (species of combtooth blenny)
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from eastern India)
Manaka; variety of fragrant wood used in kōdō
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
dhyana (profound meditation)
Sino-Tibetan (family of languages)
probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)
Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
China and Korea; Chinese and Korean people
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
Chinese golden bells (Forsythia viridissima); greenstem forsythia
Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)
Meretrix petechialis (species of hard clam)
Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)
Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima)