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Gadgadasvara
［妙音菩薩］ (;  Myō’on-bosatsu)
Gainer of Great Authority
［得大勢菩薩］ ( Mahāsthāmaprāpta;  Tokudaisei-bosatsu)
Gakkō
［月光］ ()
gandha
［香・乾陀］ (, Pali;  kō or kenda)
Gandhara
［ガンダーラ・健駄羅国］ (, Pali Gandhāra;  Gandāra or Kendara-koku)
gandharva
［乾闥婆］ (;  kendatsuba)
Gangā
［恒河・ガンジス河］ (, Pali;  Gōga or Ganjisu-gawa)
Ganges River
［恒河・ガンジス河］ ( Gōga or Ganjisu-gawa)
Ganges sands
［恒河沙］ ( gōga-sha)
Gangō-ji
［元興寺］
Ganjin
［鑑真］ (688–763) (; Chin Chien-chen)
garbhadhātu
［胎蔵界］ (;  taizō-kai)
garment-snatching demoness
［奪衣婆］ ( datsueba)
garment-suspending demon
［懸衣翁］ ( kenneō)
garuda
［迦楼羅］ (;  karura)
gāthā
［偈・伽陀］ (, Pali;  ge or kada)
gati
［趣・道］ (, Pali;  shu or dō)
Gautama
［瞿曇］ (; Pali Gotama;  Kudon)
Gautamī
［憍曇弥］ (;  Kyōdommi)
Gayā
［伽耶城］ (, Pali;  Gaya-jō)
Gayā Kāshyapa
［伽耶迦葉］ (; Pali Gayā Kassapa;  Gaya-kashō)
Gayāshīrsha, Mount
［伽耶山・象頭山］ (; Pali Gayāsīsa;  Gaya-sen or Zōzu-sen)
Gembō
［玄昉］ (d. 746)
general and specific viewpoints
［総別の二義］ ( sōbetsu-no-nigi)
general transfer
［総付嘱］ ( sō-fuzoku)
Genkō Era Biographies of Eminent Priests, The
［元亨釈書］ ( Genkō-shakusho)
Genkū
［源空］
Gennin
［源仁］ (818–887)
Genshin
［源信］ (942–1017)
geya
［祇夜・重頌］ (;  giya or jūju)
ghee
［醍醐味］ ( daigo-mi)
Ghoshila
［瞿師羅］ (; Pali Ghosita;  Kushira)
Gien
［義淵］ (d. 728)
Gijō-bō
［義浄房］ (n.d.)
Girika
［耆利柯・耆利］ (n.d.) (;  Girika or Giri)
Gishin
［義真］ (781–833)
Gladly Seen
［喜見菩薩］ ( Kiken-bosatsu)
Gladly Seen by All Living Beings
( Sarva-sattva-priyadarshana) (1) ［一切衆生喜見如来］ ( Issai-shujō-kiken-nyorai); (2) ［一切衆生喜見菩薩］ ( Issai-shujō-kiken-bosatsu)
Glorious Kalpa
［荘厳劫］ ( Shōgon-kō)
Godānīya
［瞿耶尼・牛貨洲］ (;  Kuyani or Goke-shū)
god of fragrance
［香神］ ( kōjin)
god of the moon
［月天］ ( Gatten)
god of the sun
［日天］ ( Nitten)
Gohonzon
［御本尊］ ()
Gokuraku-ji
［極楽寺］
gold circle
［金輪］ ( kānchana-mandala;  konrin)
Golden Color
［金色王］ ( Konjiki-ō)
Golden Light Sutra
［金光明経］ ( Suvarnaprabhāsa-sūtra or Suvarnaprabhāsottama-sūtra; Chin Chin-kuang-ming-ching;  Konkōmyō-kyō)
golden-winged bird
［金翅鳥］ ( konji-chō)
gold-wheel treasure
［金輪宝］ ( konrin-hō)
gold-wheel-turning king
［金輪王・金輪聖王］ ( konrin-ō or konrin-jō’ō)
Gomyō
［護命］ (750–834)
gongyō
［勤行］ ()
Gonsō
［勤操］ (758–827)
Gon’yo
［厳誉］ (n.d.)
good friend
［善知識］ ( kalyāna-mitra;  zen-chishiki)
Good Kalpa
［善劫］ ( Zen-kō)
Good Law Hall
［善法堂］ ( Zembō-dō)
good man
［善男子］ ( kula-putra;  zen-nanshi)
good root
［善根］ ( kushala-mūla;  zengon or zenkon)
Good to See
［善見城］ ( Zenken-jō)
Good Treasures
［善財童子］ ( Sudhana-shreshthi-dāraka or Sudhana;  Zenzai-dōji)
good woman
［善女人］ ( kula-duhitri;  zen-nyonin)
Gopikā
［瞿夷］ (;  Kui)
Gōsanze
［降三世］ ()
Gosho
［御書］ ()
Gotama
［瞿曇］ (Pali;  Kudon)
Gotamī
［憍曇弥］ (Pali;  Kyōdommi)
gradual teaching
［漸教］ ( zen-kyō)
Great Adornment
(1) ［大荘厳仏］ ( Daishōgon-butsu); (2) ［大荘厳菩薩］ ( Daishōgon-bosatsu)
Great Arrogant Brahman
［大慢婆羅門］ (n.d.) ( Daiman-baramon)
Great Awesome Virtue
［大威徳明王］ ( Yamāntaka;  Daiitoku-myō’ō)
Great Canon of Monastic Rules, The
［摩訶僧祇律］ (Chin Mo-ho-seng-chih-lü;  Maka-sōgi-ritsu)
great citadel of the Avīchi hell
［阿鼻大城］ ( Abi-daijō)
great citadel of the hell of incessant suffering
［無間大城］ ( Muken-daijō)
Great Collection Sutra
［大集経］ (Chin Ta-chi-ching;  Daijikkyō)
Great Commander
［太元帥明王］ ( Ātavaka;  Taigensui-myō’ō, better known as Taigen-myō’ō)
Great Commentary on the Abhidharma, The
［阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論］ ( Abhidharma-mahāvibhāshā-shāstra; Chin A-p’i-ta-mo-ta-p’i-p’o-sha-lun;  Abidatsuma-daibibasha-ron)
Great Compassion Sutra
［大悲経］ (Chin Ta-pei-ching;  Daihi-kyō)
Great Concentration and Insight
［摩訶止観］ (Chin Mo-ho-chih-kuan;  Maka-shikan)
Great Forest Monastery
［大林精舎］ ( Mahāvana-vihāra;  Dairin-shōja)
great impartial wisdom
［平等大慧］ ( byōdō-daie)
Greatly Enlightened World-Honored One
［大覚世尊］ ( Daikaku-seson)
Great Ornament of Tales, The
［大荘厳論経］ ( Kalpanā-manditikā; Chin Ta-chuang-yen-lun-ching;  Daishōgon-rongyō)
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
(1) ［摩訶般若波羅蜜経］ ( Panchavimshatisāhasrikā-prajnāpāramitā; Chin Mo-ho-pan-jo-po-lo-mi-ching;  Makahannya-haramitsu-kyō); (2) ［摩訶般若波羅蜜経］ ( Asht
Great Power
［勢至菩薩］ ( Mahāsthāmaprāpta;  Seishi-bosatsu)
great pure Law
［大白法］ ( daibyakuhō)
great south gate
［南大門］ ( nandaimon)
Great T’ang Dynasty Catalog of Buddhist Scriptures, The
［大唐内典録］ (Chin Ta-t’ang-nei-tien-lu;  Daitō-naiten-roku)
great teacher
［大師］ (Chin ta-shih;  daishi)
Great Treasure Chamber
［大宝坊］ ( Daihō-bō)
Great Universal Wisdom Excellence
［大通智勝仏］ ( Mahābhijnā-jnānābhibhū;  Daitsūchishō-butsu)
great vehicle
［大乗］ ( daijō)
great white ox cart
［大白牛車］ ( daibyaku-gosha)
great wisdom of equality
［平等大慧］ ( byōdō-daie)
Great Wisdom Sutra
［大般若経］ ( Mahāprajnāpāramitā-sūtra; Chin Ta-pan-jo-ching;  Daihannya-kyō)
Great Yüeh-chih
［大月氏］ ( Dai-gesshi)
greed
［貪・貪欲・愛］ (, Pali rāga;  ton, ton’yoku, or ai)
greed and stinginess
［慳貪］ ( kendon)
Gridhrakūta
［耆闍崛山・霊鷲山］ (; Pali Gijjhakūta;  Gishakussen or Ryōju-sen)
griha-pati
［居士］ (;  koji)
Guidelines for Believers of the Fuji School, The
［富士一跡門徒存知の事］ ( Fuji-isseki-monto-zonchi-no-koto)
Gunabhadra
［求那跋陀羅］ (394–468) (;  Gunabaddara)
Gunamati
［徳慧］ (n.d.) (;  Tokue)
Gunaprabha
［徳光］ (n.d.) (;  Tokukō)
Gunavarman
［求那跋摩］ (367–431) (;  Gunabatsuma)
Gurupādaka, Mount
［尊足山］ (;  Sonsoku-sen)
Gyōchi
［行智］ (n.d.)
Gyōhyō
［行表］ (724–797)
Gyōki
［行基］ (668–749)
Gyōnen
［凝然］ (1240–1321)

Great T’ang Dynasty Catalog of Buddhist Scriptures, The ［大唐内典録］ (Chin Ta-t’ang-nei-tien-lu;  Daitō-naiten-roku): Also known as The Catalog of Buddhist Scriptures. A catalog of the Buddhist canon compiled in 664 by Tao-hsüan, the founder of the Nan-shan branch of the Precepts (Lü) school in China. It is composed of ten volumes.