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welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)

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bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering

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homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings

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going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

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Hinduism

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Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

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priest; monk; bonze

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offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

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Buddhist (household) altar

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(a) Buddha; deceased person

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to eat

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peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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to die; to go to heaven

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to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

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ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal

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being lost for words

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I pray; I wish

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afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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