八

fences within fences

fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia

Buddhism

the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)

Buddhism

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

bajiquan (Chinese martial art)

the 8 districts of feudal Japan

greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili); purplish amberjack; greater yellowtail

(one's) 80s; eighties

the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects

Historical term; Abbreviation

the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period

eating moderately; moderation in eating; eating until 80% full

Numeric

108; one hundred and eight

Hachiman (god of war)

8000 years; thousands of years; eternity

Eighth Route Army; 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China

Abbreviation; Buddhism

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

below eye level

about eight-tenths full

Buddhism

the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

eight delicacies

Buddhism

eight winds; eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure

eight winds (e.g. in eight directions)

Buddhism

noble eightfold path

customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues

brothel; owner of a brothel

eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)

octahedron

Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)