Vocabulary

Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto

ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan

temple's name

temple grounds

lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen)

small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest

sub-temple

Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

small pillars supporting the main pillars of a torii or a temple gate

monolayer; single layer; single story (storey)

style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof

state-sponsored temples, particularly those favored and protected by the shogunate during the Kamakura period

celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction

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

Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident

Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)

imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama

imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu

trading vessel

blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake

deerfly (Chrysops suavis)

fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakes

plain blue cotton

tenement house with no windows

autistic child

child with a physical or mental disability; disabled child

person with a physical or mental disability; disabled person

(physically) disabled child

Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper

Mycobacterium leprae; leprosy bacillus

Hansen's disease; leprosy

helping lepers

leper

harelip; cleft lip

masseuse; masseur

masseuse; masseur

masseuse; masseur

fisherman

fisherman