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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)
Sumo
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent
Orig. meaning
(Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
Buddhism
eight winds; eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure
eight winds (e.g. in eight directions)
WWII political slogan often seen as implying Japanese world domination
universal brotherhood; all eight corners of the world under one roof
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)
Buddhism
eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō)