jpdb beta

to order; to command; to appoint

2

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

2

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

3

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

Kōhō era (964.7.10-968.8.13)

3

pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

1

this world; this life

1

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

2

buddhas and bodhisattvas

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

4

self; oneself

3

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

4

studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households

1

trash; rubbish; garbage

1

gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)

4

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

2

lucky omen; happy; auspicious

1

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum

2

wish; desire

1

all; everything

1

ritual visits to a temple

3

various temples

1

Buddhist memorial service

2

to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)

1

lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

2

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

9

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

25

Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

6

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

3

Amitabha

1

a (wide) main street

1

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

1

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

2

thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)

2

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

2

temple which issues amulets

1

town and country

1

road; highway

3

to accumulate merit; to make merit

1

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

5

nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha

1

Shitennōji

2

woman; womankind

2

fine clothing

1