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Theravada Buddhism

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Sanskrit

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Pali (language)

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Brahman; Brahma; Brahma; Hindu creator god; Sanskrit

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China and Japan; Chinese and Japanese (languages); dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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physiology

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knowledge; information

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Tibet

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study (of something); discussion; discourse

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extensive; wide; broad

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concern; interest

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area studies

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pioneer

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to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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central; mainline

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sect; denomination

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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enhancement (e.g. of national prestige); raising; heightening; promotion

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birthday

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the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)

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mostly involve; principally involve

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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chief; main; principal; important

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original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page

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sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)

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three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism

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Japanese translation

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Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra

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Heart Sutra

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division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

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hymns of praise in Japanese

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monograph; study

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book for novices; general introduction to a subject

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writing; book; (literary) work

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article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader

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Taisho University

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to teach; to take a teaching job

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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one's hometown

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