羅

Abbreviation

palmyra

Abbreviation

lusterleaf holly

patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)

Buddhism

prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)

guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira

Brahmanism

basking (of animals with a shell or carapace, esp. turtles)

Rare term

sunbathing on one's stomach

Word usually written using kana alone; Occ. ブラーマン

Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood)

Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism

Paraguay

Buddhism

prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)

はらみつ only; Buddhism

pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment

Word usually written using kana alone

jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経

mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō

Abbreviation; Buddhism

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

the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment

elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk

Buddhism

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Contra (video game franchise)

Buddhism

samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)

Buddhism

Asura realm

Buddhism

arhat

tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha); hime-syara stewartia

stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce

Buddhism

Vajradhatu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala

to bask in the sun lying flat on one's stomach

luopan; geomantic compass; feng shui compass

The kanji is a pun

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