noun:

• five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

noun:

• Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term

noun:

• dojo (hall used for martial arts training)
• manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 菩提道場

noun / ~の noun:

• telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind - four character idiom

noun:

• non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)

noun:

• Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period ➜ マリア・観音

noun:

• the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism; Buddhist hell of uninterrupted suffering - four character idiom

noun:

• swastika (esp. a counterclockwise swastika as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion - used as a symbol for Buddhist temples on maps ➜ ハーケンクロイツ
• swastika-shaped family crest

interjection:

• wow; yeah; ugh; yuck; awesome; really; let's go ［卍］ - usu. at the beginning or/and end of a sentence or word but also by itself; used for emphasis, etc. - slang

noun:

• Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image
• the dead; dead person; spirit of the dead

noun:

• the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine - Buddhism term ➜ 輪宝・転法輪

noun:

• two parts; both parts - Buddhism term
• both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm)
• Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation - abbreviation ➜ 両部神道

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master
• to fix; to correct; to repair
• to conduct (a Buddhist service)

noun:

• the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects - abbreviation ➜ 八宗
• eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian ➜ 入唐八家

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs ➜ 結跏趺坐
• lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

noun:

• Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

noun:

• chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian) ［れいはいどう］
• place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto) ［らいはいどう］

noun:

• purifying wisdom of a buddha - Buddhism term
• purifying water of wisdom used in a Buddhist baptism - Buddhism term ➜ 灌頂・灌頂

noun:

• Bon Festival - esp. 精霊会 ➜ 盂蘭盆
• Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Shotoku Taishi (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar) - esp. 聖霊会

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
• to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
• to count (e.g. the days)
• to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
• to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life)
• to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

adverb:

• (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth - before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question

noun:

• one object; one body; unity
• one form; one style
• one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)

adverbial noun:

• generally; in general ➜ 一体に

noun / suffix noun:

• seat; place; position
• status
• gathering; group
• stand; pedestal; platform
• (historical) trade guild

suffix:

• attaches to the names of theatres, theatrical troupes, and constellations

suffix / counter:

• counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs ➜ 里神楽

noun:

• ethics; moral philosophy
• (the study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism)
• (the study of) Taoism
• Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised) ➜ 石門心学

noun:

• bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist - Buddhism term
• older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child

noun:

• Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)