religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
head of family; originator
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
religious painting; religious picture
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
(religious) denomination; sect
Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
the study or science of religion; religious studies
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
religious organization; religious organisation
Nichiren school of Buddhism
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)
heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); Tendai sect of Buddhism
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
religious history; history of religion
ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum
denominational doctrine; doctrine of a sect
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
leading figure; foundation
Minister of Rites (Zhou-dynasty China)
Sanron sect (of Buddhism)
Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
sacred art; religious art
(historical) regulations governing Chinese religious observances and social order
major religion; great religion
primitive religion; natural religion
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)
Fuke school (defunct sect of Zen Buddhism)
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
religious drama; miracle play
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
door-to-door solicitor; door-to-door preacher
ancestors of the Imperial Family
study of religious doctrine
anthropology of religion; religious anthropology
traditional Zen-style architecture
religious fervour; religious enthusiasm
(arch.) Zen (Buddhism); confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry
magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
different religion or sect
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack
believer of my denomination
World Conference of Religions for Peace
Nichiren Shoshu (sect of Buddhism)
Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
founding of a religion (or sect)
Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism)
Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)