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Buddhism

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha

High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)

title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

Buddhism

bodhi; enlightenment

Buddhism

happiness in the next world

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)

sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree; peepal tree; pipal tree

aspiration for Buddhahood

buddhas and bodhisattvas

Buddha-like compassion

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizo

Buddhism

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Sword of Doom (1966 film)

Buddhism

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin

Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)

Buddhism

Manjusri (Bodhisattva); Monju; Monjushuri; Wenshu

Buddhism

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

Buddhism

Akasagarbha (bodhisattva)

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva); Fugen; Puxian

Buddhism

Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)

Buddhism

deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening

Buddhism

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

Buddhism

Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)

Buddhism

Bodhidharma