reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
order; sequence; procedure
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
day of month; counter for days
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
one-by-one; separately; in detail
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta