silent reading of sutra; Amitayurdhyana Sutra
scholar; person studying Buddhism
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one large ...; a great ...
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
hetuvidya (ancient Indian logic for determining right from wrong, truth from falsehood, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Gupta dynasty (of India, approx. 320-600 CE)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
rise and fall; ups and downs
sphere; circle; range; category
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to take back; to recapture
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
Kengyō; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings