noun:

• metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze)
• cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person

noun:

• nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

noun:

• manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

noun:

• sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom
• buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest - esp. 智者 - Buddhism term

noun:

• purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image - Buddhism term

noun:

• division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect) - Buddhism term ➜ 五時八教

noun:

• the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye) - Buddhism term

noun:

• bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva) - Buddhism term
• grain of rice; cooked rice ［しゃり］ ➜ しゃり

noun:

• bright light
• hope; bright future
• light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion - Buddhism term

expression:

• even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed) [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to get married; to contract a marriage
• to form a connection (with Buddha) - Buddhism term ➜ 結縁【けちえん】

noun:

• imperial coronation crown
• celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings

noun:

• the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• true dharma; true teachings of Buddha - Buddhism term
• period of the True Law

noun:

• safe, easy childbirth - abbreviation
• guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara) ➜ 子安観音・子安地蔵

noun:

• division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect) - Buddhism term ➜ 五時教

noun:

• closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• one's business - archaism - polite language
• reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha
• bargain; discount
• money paid to a prostitute or geisha

noun:

• incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar - Buddhism term ➜ 実化
• embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

noun:

• mysteries; excellent methods
• marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma - Buddhism term
• Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 妙法蓮華経

expression:

• leaving everything to Buddha's providence; depending on others; leaving things to others

noun / ~する noun:

• extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression
• making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings - Buddhism term
• curing illness

noun:

• pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha - Buddhism term

noun:

• Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants - Buddhism term