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Buddhism

Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel

total (utter) darkness

Proverb

the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

Proverb

fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours

thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard

being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart

Proverb

it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)

Proverb

like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid

Buddhism

five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas

matter and mind are one; body and mind as one

extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse

sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon

as always; the same as it always is

body and mind as one; mind-body unity

Buddhism

Ratnasambhava

Prabhutaratna (buddha)

life and death are the two faces of the same coin

Buddhism

perceiving reality as it is; true awareness of reality

freely; in complete control of; with complete freedom; at will; as one pleases

Proverb

time flies like an arrow

thus; in this way; like this

Proverb

the parent is the best judge of the child

Proverb; From the Analects of Confucius

do not befriend those beneath you