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

Organization name

World Fellowship of Buddhists

Organization name

World Fellowship of Buddhists

Organization name

International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies

Buddhism

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

Proverb

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

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

Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)

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

Organization name

Japan Buddhist Federation

Proverb

God only knows what may happen

Buddhism

Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra

Organization name

Shitennōji International Buddhist University

Historical term

Franco-Prussian War

Historical term; Shinto; Buddhism

separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)

Historical term

early Buddhist schools; Nikaya Buddhism

Historical term

Franco-German War (i.e. the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871)

Historical term

Nara Buddhism; Nara-period Buddhism

Historical term

separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)

Historical term

Sino-French War (1884-1885)

Historical term

secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)

Historical term

Grand Alliance (against France)

Rare term

intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)