unnatural death; violent death
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to appease; to suppress; to calm
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
in the mountains; among the mountains
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
hills and fields; hill and dale
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
magic; sorcery; incantation
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back