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  • Daian-ji

    ［大安寺］

  • Daigaku Saburō

    ［大学三郎］

  • Daiitoku

    ［大威徳］ ()

  • Daikoku

    ［大黒］ (;  Mahākāla)

  • daimoku

    ［題目］ ()

  • daimoku of the essential teaching

    ［本門の題目］ ( hommon-no-daimoku)

  • Dainichi

    ［大日］ ()

  • Daishin

    ［大進］ (n.d.)

  • Daishin-bō

    ［大進房］ (d. 1279)

  • Daishonin

    ［大聖人］ ()

  • Dammira

    ［檀弥羅］ (n.d.)

  • Dammiri

    ［檀弥利・檀弥栗］

  • dāna

    ［布施］ (, Pali;  fuse)

  • dāna-pati

    ［檀那・檀越］ (, Pali;  danna or dan’otsu)

  • Dandaka, Mount

    ［檀特山］ (;  Dandoku-sen)

  • Danna

    ［檀那］

  • Danna school

    ［檀那流］ ( Danna-ryū)

  • Dashabala Kāshyapa

    ［十力迦葉］ (; Pali Dasabala Kassapa;  Jūriki-kashō)

  • Decadent Law, age of the

    ［末法］ ( mappō)

  • decayed seeds

    ［敗種］ ( haishu)

  • Decline of the Law Sutra

    ［法滅尽経］ (Chin Fa-mieh-chin-ching;  Hōmetsujin-kyō)

  • Deer Feet

    ［鹿足王］ ( Rokusoku-ō)

  • Deer Park

    ［鹿野苑］ ( Mrigadāva; Pali Migadāya;  Rokuya-on)

  • Deer Park period

    ［鹿苑時］ ( Rokuon-ji)

  • Delving into the Profundity of the Flower Garland Sutra

    ［華厳経探玄記］ (Chin Hua-yen-ching-t’an-hsüan-chi;  Kegongyō-tangen-ki)

  • demon

    ［悪鬼・鬼］ ( akki or ki)

  • Demon Eloquence

    ［鬼弁婆羅門］ (n.d.) ( Kiben-baramon)

  • Dengyō

    ［伝教］ (767–822)

  • dependent origination

    ［縁起・因縁］ ( pratītya-samutpāda; Pali paticcha-samuppāda;  engi or innen)

  • desiring little and knowing satisfaction

    ［少欲知足］ ( shōyoku-chisoku)

  • determinate groups

    ［決定性］ ( ketsujō-shō)

  • deva

    ［天］ (, Pali;  ten)

  • Devadatta

    ［提婆達多］ (, Pali;  Daibadatta)

  • “Devadatta” chapter

    ［提婆達多品］ ( Daibadatta-hon)

  • devil

    ［魔］ (, Pali māra;  ma)

  • devil king

    ［魔王］ ( maō)

  • devil king of the sixth heaven

    ［第六天の魔王］ ( dairokuten-no-maō)

  • Dhammapada

    ［法句経］ (Pali;  Hokku-kyō)

  • dhāranī

    ［陀羅尼］ (;  darani)

  • “Dhāranī” chapter

    ［陀羅尼品］ ( Darani-hon)

  • dharma

    ［法］ (; Pali dhamma;  hō)

  • Dharma Analysis Treasury, The

    ［阿毘達磨倶舎論］ ( Abhidharma-kosha-bhāshya or Abhidharmakosha-shāstra; Chin A-p’i-ta-mo-chü-she-lun;  Abidatsuma-kusha-ron)

  • Dharma Analysis Treasury school

    ［倶舎宗］ (Chin Chü-she-tsung;  Kusha-shū)

  • Dharma body

    ［法身］ ( dharma-kāya;  hosshin)

  • dharma-chakra

    ［法輪］ (;  hōrin)

  • Dharma Characteristics school

    ［法相宗］ (Chin Fa-hsiang-tsung;  Hossō-shū)

  • Dharma eye

    ［法眼］ ( hōgen)

  • Dharmagupta

    () (1) ［達摩笈多］ (d. 619) ( Darumagyūta); (2) ［達摩掬多］ (n.d.) ( Darumakikuta)

  • Dharmagupta school

    ［法蔵部・曇無徳部］ (;  Hōzō-bu or Dommutoku-bu)

  • Dharmakāla

    ［曇摩迦羅・曇柯迦羅］ (n.d.) (;  Dommakara or Donkakara)

  • Dharmākara

    ［法蔵比丘］ (;  Hōzō-biku)

  • dharma-kāya

    ［法身］ (;  hosshin)

  • Dharma King

    ［法王］ ( dharma-rāja;  hō’ō)

  • Dharma master

    ［法師］ ( hosshi)

  • Dharmamitra

    ［曇摩蜜多・曇無蜜多］ (356–442) (;  Dommamitta or Dommumitta)

  • Dharma nature

    ［法性］ ( hosshō)

  • Dharmapāla

    ［護法］ (530–561) (;  Gohō)

  • Dharmaraksha

    () (1) ［竺法護］ (n.d.) ( Jiku-hōgo); (2) ［曇無讖］ (385–433) ( Dommushin or Dommusen)

  • Dharmaruchi

    ［曇摩流支］ (n.d.) (;  Dommarushi)

  • Dharma seal

    ［法印］ ( hōin) ( dharma-uddāna)

  • Dharma teacher

    ［法師］ ( hosshi)

  • Dharma Treasury

    ［法蔵比丘］ ( Dharmākara;  Hōzō-biku)

  • Dharma-wheel

    ［法輪］ ( hōrin)

  • Dharma Wisdom

    ［法慧菩薩］ ( Hōe-bosatsu)

  • Dharmayashas

    ［曇摩耶舎］ (n.d.) (;  Dommayasha)

  • Dharmodgata

    ［曇無竭菩薩］ (;  Dommukatsu-bosatsu)

  • dhātu

    ［界］ (, Pali;  kai)

  • Dhritaka

    ［提多迦］ (n.d.) (;  Daitaka)

  • Dhritarāshtra

    ［持国天］ (;  Jikoku-ten)

  • dhūta practice

    ［頭陀・頭陀行］ (, Pali;  zuda or zuda-gyō)

  • dhyāna

    ［禅・禅定］ (;  zen or zenjō)

  • Diamond Banner

    ［金剛幢菩薩］ ( Kongōdō-bosatsu)

  • Diamond Crown Sutra

    ［金剛頂経］ ( Sarvatathāgata-tattvasamgraha; Chin Chin-kang-ting-ching;  Kongōchō-kyō)

  • Diamond-like Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

    ［金剛般若波羅蜜経］ ( Vajracchedikā-prajnāpāramitā; Chin Chin-kang-pan-jo-po-lo-mi-ching;  Kongō-hannya-haramitsu-kyō)

  • diamond-pounder

    ［金剛杵］ ( vajra;  kongō-sho)

  • diamond precept

    ［金剛宝器戒］ ( kongō-hōki-kai)

  • Diamond Realm

    ［金剛界］ ( vajradhātu;  kongō-kai)

  • Diamond Realm mandala

    ［金剛界曼荼羅］ ( kongōkai-mandara)

  • Diamond Scalpel, The

    ［金剛錍・金剛錍論］ (Chin Chin-kang-pei;  Kongōbei or Kongōbei-ron)

  • Diamond Storehouse

    ［金剛蔵菩薩］ ( Vajragarbha;  Kongōzō-bosatsu)

  • Diamond Sutra

    ［金剛経］ ( Kongō-kyō)

  • Diamond Wisdom Sutra

    ［金剛般若経］ ( Kongō-hannya-kyō)

  • Diamond World

    ［金剛界］ ( kongō-kai)

  • Diamond World mandala

    ［金剛界曼荼羅］ ( kongōkai-mandara)

  • Dictionary of the Pronunciation and Meaning of Buddhist Terms, A

    ［翻訳名義集］ (Chin Fan-i-ming-i-chi;  Hon’yaku-myōgi-shū)

  • difficult-to-practice way

    ［難行道］ ( nangyō-dō)

  • Dīgha-nikāya

    ［長部］ (Pali;  Chō-bu)

  • Dignāga

    ［陳那］ (n.d.) (;  Jinna)

  • dīpa

    ［灯明］ (, Pali;  tōmyō)

  • Dīpamkara

    ［燃燈仏］ (, Pali;  Nentō-butsu)

  • Dīpavamsa

    ［島史］ (Pali;  Tōshi)

  • direct pointing to the human mind

    ［直指人心］ ( jikishi-ninshin)

  • “discard, close, ignore, and abandon”

    ［捨閉閣抛］ ( sha-hei-kaku-hō)

  • discarding the provisional and revealing the true

    ［開権顕実］ ( kaigon-kenjitsu)

  • discipline master

    ［律師］ ( risshi)

  • “Distinctions in Benefits” chapter

    ［分別功徳品］ ( Fumbetsu-kudoku-hon)

  • Divākara

    ［地婆訶羅］ (612 or 613–687) (;  Jibakara)

  • Divergent Concepts in the Sutras and Vinaya Texts

    ［経律異相］ (Chin Ching-lü-i-hsiang;  Kyōritsu-isō)

  • doctrinal classification

    ［教判・教相判釈］ ( kyōhan or kyōsō-hanjaku)

  • doctrine of many-times recitation

    ［多念義］ ( tanen-gi)

  • doctrine of one-time recitation

    ［一念義］ ( ichinen-gi)

  • Doctrines of the Different Schools, The

    ［異部宗輪論］ ( Samaya-bhedoparachana-chakra; Chin I-pu-tsung-lun-lun;  Ibushūrin-ron)

  • Document for Entrusting Minobu-san, The

    ［身延山付嘱書］ ( Minobu-san-fuzoku-sho)

  • Document for Entrusting the Law that Nichiren Propagated throughout His Life, The

    ［日蓮一期弘法付嘱書］ ( Nichiren-ichigo-guhō-fuzoku-sho)

  • Dōgen

    ［道元］ (1200–1253)

  • Dōji

    ［道慈］ (d. 744)

  • Dōkyō

    ［道鏡］ (d. 772)

  • Dōryū

    ［道隆］ (1213–1278) (; Chin Tao-lung)

  • Dōsen

    ［道璿］ (702–760) (; Chin Tao-hsüan)

  • Dōshō

    ［道昭］ (629–700)

  • Dōzen-bō

    ［道善房］ (d. 1276)

  • dragon deity

    ［竜神］ (, Pali nāga;  ryūjin)

  • dragon girl

    ［竜女］ ( ryūnyo)

  • Dragon King of the Sea Sutra

    ［海竜王経］ (Chin Hai-lung-wang-ching;  Kairyūō-kyō)

  • dragon kings

    ［竜王］ ( nāga-rāja;  ryūō)

  • dragon king’s daughter

    ［竜女］ ( ryūnyo)

  • Drona

    ［香姓婆羅門］ (; Pali Dona;  Kōshō-baramon)

  • Dronodana

    ［斛飯王］ (; Pali Dhotodana;  Kokubonnō)

  • duhukha

    ［苦］ (;  ku)

  • dukkha

    ［苦］ (Pali;  ku)

  • Dunhuang

    ［敦煌］ (PY; WG Tun-huang;  Tonkō)

  • dust particles of the land

    ［大地微塵］ ( daichi-mijin)

  • dvesha

    ［瞋恚・瞋］ (; Pali dosa;  shinni or shin)

  • dvīpa

    ［洲］ (; Pali dīpa;  shū)

  • dvīpa

    ［洲］ (; Pali dīpa;  shū)

Decadent Law, age of the ［末法］ ( mappō): Also, Latter Day of the Law. The last of the three consecutive periods following Shakyamuni’s death. See Latter Day of the Law; three periods.


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