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China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

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liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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free from obstacles

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extensive; spacious

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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Soushin

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priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name

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the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)

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(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

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mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)

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Buddha; Buddhism

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the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

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becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

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admonition; commandment; sila (precept)

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layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage

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(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

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ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.

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robber; theft

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lewdness

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lie; falsehood

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drinking alcohol

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love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

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Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol

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motive; incentive; motif

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three kinds; three varieties

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Huike (487-593 CE)

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Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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moral sense

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to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise

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grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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large container; person of great talent

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to leave for home

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last month of the year; December

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to approach the year end; to be jammed tight

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foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

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riser (in a building); rise

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Ousakayama

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lake shore

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Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

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eastern coast; east bank

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lake

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lakeshore; lakeside

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marshland; wetland; swampland

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dense growth; healthy growth

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

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isthmus

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