Vocabulary

Brocken spectre; Brocken bow

glory (i.e. an anticorona)

halo (of a Buddhist statue); nimbus

aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola

exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt

locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem

ten epithets (of Buddha)

ten epithets of Buddha

Sugata (the well-gone; epithet of Buddha)

arhat (meritorious person, esp. an epithet of Buddha)

last time (as of now); never again

uncountable noun

reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)

reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)

second-person pronoun

compound verb

type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)

type-2 adjective (i.e. one that uses "shiku" conjugation)

subsidiary adjective (in Japanese); auxiliary adjective

adverb of degree

eight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.)

Vajrasekhara Sutra

the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)

four types of mandala (in Shingon)

four types of mandala (in Shingon)

mouth; speech

three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)

spread (of Buddhist teachings)

true form of a buddha

buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism)

(dharma-body of) Vairocana

Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)

Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)

Chisan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism); Chizan sect

Buzan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism)

action, speech and thought

three activities (action, speech and thought)

fool-proofing; mistake-proofing; error-proofing; fail-safe

annual Shingon prayer ritual (January 8-14)

January 8-14