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Astronomy

Pyxis (constellation); the Compass Box

Buddhism

Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala

Word usually written using kana alone

lusterleaf holly (Ilex latifolia)

pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)

Buddhism

Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword

type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats

Proverb

to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell

incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from India)

Buddhism

Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas

Buddhism

Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sutra; Diamond Sutra

pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns

Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province

Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

Product name

Salamander (video game)

(a house) looking deserted with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate

Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul

like glittering stars

palmyra

ancient Indian unit of distance (approx. 15m)

Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara)

red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

Computing

coverage

Buddhism

Asura realm

Rare term

Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Buddhism

mahoraga (protectors of Buddhism depicted as giant serpents)

Buddhism

the eighteen arhats