idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
image of the recumbent Buddha
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo
Kassapa Buddha; Kasyapa Buddha; Kashyapa Buddha
Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
sugar apple; sweetsop (fruit)
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)