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  • Bālāditya

    ［幻日王］ (n.d.) (;  Gennichi-ō)

  • Balin

    ［婆稚阿修羅王］ (;  Bachiashura-ō)

  • Bamboo Grove Monastery

    ［竹林精舎］ ( Venuvana-vihāra;  Chikurin-shōja)

  • Bamboo Staff school

    ［竹杖外道］ ( Chikujō-gedō)

  • before and after Sado

    ［佐前佐後］ ( sazen-sago)

  • begging bowl

    ［鉢］ ( hachi or hatsu)

  • beings of the two worlds and the eight groups

    ［二界八番］ ( nikai-hachiban)

  • “Belief and Understanding” chapter

    ［信解品］ ( Shinge-hon)

  • Benchō

    ［弁長］ (1162–1238)

  • benefit

    ［功徳］ ( guna or punya;  kudoku)

  • benefiting oneself and benefiting others

    ［自利利他・自益益他・自利利人・自行化他］ ( jiri-rita, jiyaku-yakuta, jiri-rinin, or jigyō-keta)

  • “Benefits of Responding with Joy” chapter

    ［随喜功徳品］ ( Zuiki-kudoku-hon)

  • “Benefits of the Teacher of the Law” chapter

    ［法師功徳品］ ( Hosshi-kudoku-hon)

  • benevolent gods

    ［善神］ ( zenjin)

  • Benevolent Kings Sutra

    ［仁王経］ (Chin Jen-wang-ching;  Ninnō-kyō)

  • Bennen

    ［弁円］

  • Benten

    ［弁天］ ()

  • Benzai-ten

    ［弁才天］ ()

  • “Bestowal of Prophecy” chapter

    ［授記品］ ( Juki-hon)

  • Bestower of Fearlessness

    ［施無畏者］ ( abhayam-dada;  semui-sha)

  • Bhadrapāla

    ［跋陀婆羅］ (;  Baddabara)

  • Bhadraruchi

    ［賢愛論師］ (n.d.) (;  Ken’ai-ronji)

  • Bhadrika

    ［跋提・跋提梨迦］ (;  Batsudai or Batsudairika)

  • bhagavat

    ［世尊］ (, Pali;  seson)

  • bhaishajya

    ［薬］ (;  yaku or kusuri)

  • Bhaishajyaguru

    ［薬師如来］ (;  Yakushi-nyorai)

  • Bhāvaviveka

    ［清弁］ (c. 490–570) (;  Shōben)

  • bhikshu

    ［比丘］ (; Pali bhikkhu;  biku)

  • bhikshunī

    ［比丘尼］ (; Pali bhikkhunī;  bikuni)

  • Bimbisāra

    ［頻婆娑羅王］ (, Pali;  Bimbashara-ō)

  • Biographies of Eminent Priests, The

    ［高僧伝］ ( Kōsō-den)

  • Biographies of Eminent Priests of the Great T’ang Dynasty Who Sought the Law in the Western Regions, The

    ［大唐西域求法高僧伝］ (Chin Ta-t’ang-hsi-yü-ch’iu-fa-kao-seng-chuan;  Daitō-saiiki-guhō-kōsō-den)

  • Biographies of Eminent Priests Who Sought the Law, The

    ［求法高僧伝］ ( Guhō-kōsō-den)

  • Biography of the Tripitaka Master of Ta-tz’u-en-ssu Temple, The

    ［大慈恩寺三蔵法師伝］ (Chin Ta-tz’u-en-ssu-san-tsang-fa-shih-chuan;  Daijionji-sanzō-hosshi-den)

  • Bishamon-ten

    ［毘沙門天］ ()

  • Bodh Gaya

    ［仏陀伽耶］ ( Buddagaya)

  • bodhi

    ［菩提］ (, Pali;  bodai)

  • Bodhidharma

    ［菩提達磨］ (n.d.) (;  Bodaidaruma)

  • Bodhiruchi

    () (1) ［菩提流支］ (d. 527) ( Bodairushi); (2) ［菩提流志］ (d. 727) ( Bodairushi)

  • bodhisattva

    ［菩薩］ (;  bosatsu)

  • bodhisattva mahāsattva

    ［菩薩摩訶薩］ (;  bosatsu-makasatsu)

  • “Bodhisattva Never Disparaging” chapter

    ［常不軽菩薩品］ ( Jōfukyō-bosatsu-hon)

  • “Bodhisattva Perceiver of the World’s Sounds” chapter

    ［観世音菩薩品・観音品］ ( Kanzeon-bosatsu-bon or Kannon-bon)

  • Bodhisattva Practice Jeweled Necklace Sutra

    ［菩薩瓔珞本業経］ (Chin P’u-sa-ying-lo-pen-yeh-ching;  Bosatsu-yōraku-hongō-kyō)

  • Bodhisattvas of the Earth

    ［地涌の菩薩］ ( jiyu-no-bosatsu)

  • bodhisattvas of the essential teaching

    ［本化の菩薩］ ( honge-no-bosatsu)

  • bodhisattvas of the theoretical teaching

    ［迹化の菩薩］ ( shakke-no-bosatsu)

  • “Bodhisattva Universal Worthy” chapter

    ［普賢菩薩品］ ( Fugen-bosatsu-hon)

  • “Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound” chapter

    ［妙音菩薩品］ ( Myō’on-bosatsu-hon)

  • bodhi tree

    ［菩提樹］ (, Pali;  bodai-ju)

  • body of the Law

    ［法身］ ( hosshin)

  • Bonten

    ［梵天］ ()

  • Born from the Crown of the Head

    ［頂生王・曼陀多王］ ( Mūrdhagata or Māndhātri;  Chōshō-ō or Mandata-ō)

  • bo tree

    ［菩提樹］ ( bodai-ju)

  • Boundless Practices

    ［無辺行菩薩］ ( Anantachāritra;  Muhengyō-bosatsu)

  • “bowed in obeisance and departed”

    ［作礼而去］ ( sarai-niko)

  • Brahmā

    ［梵天］ (, Pali;  Bonten)

  • Brahmā Excellent Thought Sutra

    ［思益経］ (Chin Ssu-i-ching;  Shiyaku-kyō)

  • Brahma Heaven

    ［梵天］ (, Pali;  Bon-ten)

  • Brahman

    ［婆羅門］ (, Pali brāhmana;  baramon)

  • Brahmā Net Sutra

    ［梵網経］ (Chin Fan-wang-ching;  Bommō-kyō)

  • brahma practice

    ［梵行］ ( brahma-charyā or brahma-charya;  bon-gyō)

  • brahma sound

    ［梵音声］ (;  bonnonjō)

  • branch teaching

    ［枝末法輪・枝末教］ ( shimatsu-hōrin or shimatsu-kyō)

  • breath-counting meditation

    ［数息観］ ( ānāpāna-smriti or ānāpāna-samādhi;  susoku-kan)

  • Brief History of Japan, A

    ［扶桑略記］ ( Fusō-ryakki)

  • Buddha

    ［仏］ (, Pali;  hotoke or butsu)

  • Buddha-beholding meditation

    ［般舟三昧］ ( hanju-zammai)

  • Buddhabhadra

    ［仏陀跋陀羅］ (359–429) (;  Buddabaddara)

  • Buddhacharita

    ［仏所行讃］ (;  Busshogyō-san)

  • Buddha eye

    ［仏眼］ ( butsu-gen)

  • Buddha Eye

    ［仏眼］ ( Buddhalochanā;  Butsugen)

  • Buddhagayā

    ［仏陀伽耶］ (, Pali;  Buddagaya)

  • Buddhaghosa

    ［仏音］ (n.d.) (Pali;  Button)

  • Buddhahood

    ［仏界］ ( bukkai)

  • Buddha Infinite Life Sutra

    ［無量寿経］ ( Sukhāvatīvyūha; Chin Wu-liang-shou-ching;  Muryōju-kyō)

  • Buddhajīva

    ［仏陀什］ (n.d.) (;  Buddajū)

  • Buddha land

    ［仏国土］ ( buddha-kshetra;  bukkoku-do)

  • Buddhamitra

    ［仏陀密多］ (n.d.) (;  Buddamitta)

  • Buddha Mother

    ［仏母］ ( Butsumo)

  • Buddhananda

    ［仏陀難提］ (;  Buddanandai)

  • Buddha nature

    ［仏性］ ( buddha-dhātu or buddha-gotra;  busshō)

  • Buddha of absolute freedom

    ［自受用身］ ( jijuyūshin)

  • Buddha of beginningless time

    ［久遠元初の自受用身］ ( kuonganjo-no-jijuyūshin)

  • Buddha of beneficence

    ［他受用身］ ( tajuyūshin)

  • Buddha of Healing

    ［薬師如来］ ( Yakushi-nyorai)

  • Buddha of Infinite Life

    ［無量寿仏］ ( Muryōju-butsu)

  • Buddha of Infinite Light

    ［無量光仏］ ( Muryōkō-butsu)

  • Buddha of limitless joy

    ［自受用身］ ( jijuyūshin)

  • Buddha of Medicine

    ［薬師如来］ ( Yakushi-nyorai)

  • Buddha of self-enjoyment

    ［自受用身］ ( jijuyūshin)

  • Buddha of the Dharma body

    ［法身・法身仏］ ( hosshin or hosshin-butsu)

  • Buddha of the inferior manifested body

    ［劣応身］ ( retsu-ōjin)

  • Buddha of the manifested body

    ［応身・応身仏］ ( ōjin or ōjin-butsu)

  • Buddha of the reward body

    ［報身・報身仏］ ( hōshin or hōshin-butsu)

  • Buddha of the superior manifested body

    ［勝応身］ ( shō-ōjin)

  • Buddhapālita

    ［仏護］ (c. 470–540) (;  Butsugo)

  • Buddhashānta

    ［仏陀扇多］ (n.d.) (;  Buddasenta)

  • Buddha-shāsana

    ［仏教］ (; Pali Buddha-sāsana;  Bukkyō)

  • Buddhasimha

    ［師子覚］ (n.d.) (;  Shishikaku)

  • Buddha’s Legacy Teachings Sutra

    ［仏遺教経］ ( Butsu-yuikyō-gyō)

  • Buddhas’ Names Sutra

    ［仏名経］ (Chin Fo-ming-ching;  Butsumyō-kyō)

  • Buddha’s relics

    ［仏舎利］ ( busshari)

  • Buddha’s Successors Sutra

    ［付法蔵経］ ( Fuhōzō-kyō)

  • Buddha Treasury Sutra

    ［仏蔵経］ (Chin Fo-tsang-ching;  Butsuzō-kyō)

  • Buddha vehicle

    ［仏乗］ ( butsujō)

  • Buddha wisdom

    ［仏智］ ( butchi)

  • Buddhayashas

    ［仏陀耶舎］ (n.d.) (;  Buddayasha)

  • Buddh Gaya

    ［仏陀伽耶］ ( Buddagaya)

  • Buddhism of sowing

    ［下種仏法］ ( geshu-buppō)

  • Buddhism of the harvest

    ［脱益仏法］ ( datchaku-buppō)

  • Buddhist Councils

    ［結集］ ( samgīti;  ketsujū)

  • Buddhist gods

    ［諸天善神］ ( shoten-zenjin)

  • burning house

    ［火宅］ ( kataku)

  • Burning Torch

    ［燃燈仏］ (, Pali Dīpamkara;  Nentō-butsu)

Benten ［弁天］ (): Also known as Benzai-ten. The goddess Eloquence, one of the seven beneficent deities. See Eloquence.


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