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sutra chanting

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)

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repentance; confession; penitence

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six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

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sins (which prevent entry into bliss)

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amen; hail

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Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

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Hira

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south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

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mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)

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responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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body of a snake; serpentine

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

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Mahavairocana (name of a Bodhisattva)

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

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palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)

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request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

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blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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pure; clean; purity

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

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white dragon

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one large ...; a great ...

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the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened

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Dragon King; promoted rook

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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to sob

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Chinese poem

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to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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blue

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(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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to wait upon; to serve

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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stillness; repose; standing still

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to lie scattered; to be strewn about

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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to fall flat; to fall face down

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women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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