lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
enumeration; citation; listing
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
all things in nature; the whole creation
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
Asura realm; scene of carnage
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
(lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment
stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
Vajradhatu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala
tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha); hime-syara stewartia
to bask in the sun lying flat on one's belly
luopan; geomantic compass; feng shui compass
Japanese-Latin (e.g. dictionary)
kimnara (celestial musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas
great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity
dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit
Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
to accumulate years of experience; to become proficient
fool; oaf; airhead; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events
traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)
tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
parajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life)
Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
Pyxis (constellation); the Compass Box
gathering up (talented or well-respected) people; taking captive
crab meat mixed with vegetables and egg yolk, steamed inside its shell
Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
lusterleaf holly (Ilex latifolia); pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
(a house) looking deserted with few visitors; (lit.) sparrow net in front of the gate
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas
Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
Battle of Rokuhara (Genkō War; 1333); Capture of Rokuhara
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; (lit.) a crab digs a hole like its own shell
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from India)
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
sheep; foreigner's mistress
(arch.) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
Malay peninsula country during the Tang dynasty
Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats
to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; (lit.) to set a sparrow net in front of the gate
morning wood; morning erection
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Sumatra)
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
game in which people sit in a circle taking turns to imitate the previous person's humorous facial expression or gesture
palmyra; ancient Indian unit of distance (approx. 15m)
tempura made with egg yolk in the batter (hence golden colored); gold plate
Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara)
four types of mandala (in Shingon)
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul
Buddha's delight (vegetarian dish)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea); lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
mahoraga (protectors of Buddhism depicted as giant serpents)
karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
Shudra; Sudra (member of India's worker caste)
Rāhula (son of Siddhartha Gautama)
Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki (variety of yew plum pine)
luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii
red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)