one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
Buddhist studies; Buddhology
founder; originator; pioneer
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
exemption; exoneration; discharge
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
compound color; compound colour
pre-existing; already there; conventional
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
manners and customs; folkways; usage
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
debasement; corruption; degradation
upturn; increment phase; rise period