priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name
the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
theft (one of the ten evil deeds); thief; robber; theft; robbery
falsehood (as one of the five sins in Buddhism); lie
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
precept forbidding the taking of life; precept against killing; precept of ahimsa
Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol
three kinds; three varieties
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
brazen (esp. of a woman's behavior); bold; rough; violent; person who eats or entertains without paying; freeloading sightseer
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
large container; person of great talent
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
last month of the year; December
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
riser (in a building); rise
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront