Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
omniscience and omnipotence
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to brave a danger; to take a risk
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
early (days); initial stage; initial
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Southern Buddhism (as practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
auspicious sign; good omen
oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling
good or bad luck; fortune
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
source (e.g. quotation); authority
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
national crisis; national disaster
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
way of talking; speaking style
tens of thousands of years
the same age; same period
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
investigator; one who seeks the way
religious organization; religious organisation