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Japanese-French dictionary

European roller (species of bird, Coracias garrulus)

Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

Proverb

God only knows what may happen

Buddhism

contemplation (on Amida Buddha, the Pure Land, etc.)

poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara

form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)

Buddhism

Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

Buddhism

three causes of Buddha nature

Proverb

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

Buddhist calendar

Jocular, humorous term

don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God

Proverb

money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; even the Buddha's verdict is (decided by) money

Dalit Buddhist movement; neo-Buddhist movement

Idiomatic expression

putting one's own beliefs on a pedestal; being narrow-minded

winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism; presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers

Presta valve; French valve; Sclaverand valve

Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)

(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

Art, aesthetics

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

Idiomatic expression

manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell

compassionate ruthlessness; merciless scalpel of a merciful surgeon; a demon's hand and a Buddha's heart

Southern Buddhism (as practised in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia); Theravada Buddhism

Organization name

Shitennōji International Buddhist University