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suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

1

friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching

1

spiritual leader

1

travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy

3

starting point; starting line

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

1

spiritual awakening; resolution

1

convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool

1

Shigemasa

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

5

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

title; caption; heading

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces

1

contrast; comparison

2

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

the world in general; society; convention

1

directions; rules of use

1

in accordance with; according to

2

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

Amitabha

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association (e.g. of two concepts)

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

Sutra of Immeasurable Life

3

Amitayurdhyana Sutra

4

Sukhavati sutra

2

three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism

1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

5

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

2

moral sense

1

the throne; the crown

2

ascetic monk; trainee monk

1

Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

3

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

2

construction; establishment

5

pure; clean; purity

2

adorning (a Buddhist statue)

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones

3

to think thoroughly

1

thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation

1

original (text)

2

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

1

prayer; wish; vow

7

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

1

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

9

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

7

rebirth in paradise; peaceful death

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