dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
(written) work; book; writings
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
energy; military strength
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
standing statue; standing image
those (near the second person)
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
handleless Japanese tea pot
both hands; both arms; ten
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
Gennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20)
erecting (temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)