Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
observance of the Buddha's teachings
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
being compassionate like a bodhisattva
looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside