Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
universe; realm of thought; underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); Tendai sect of Buddhism
dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence)
Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
all-encompassing mercy of the Buddha
Hokke Shinto (Shinto doctrines based on Nichiren Buddhism)
type of open-ended bamboo flute
Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)