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Lalitavistara

［普曜経］ (;  Fuyō-kyō)

Lamenting Heresy

［歎異抄］ ( Tan’ni-shō)

Lan-ch’i Tao-lung

［蘭渓道隆］ (PY Lanqi Daolong;  Rankei Dōryū)

Land of Actual Reward

［実報土］ ( jippō-do)

Land of Enlightened and Unenlightened Beings

［凡聖同居土］ ( bonshō-dōgo-do)

Land of Eternally Tranquil Light

［常寂光土］ ( jōjakkō-do)

Land of Joy

［歓喜国］ ( Abhirati;  Kangi-koku)

Land of Sages and Common Mortals

［凡聖同居土］ ( bonshō-dōgo-do)

Land of Tranquil Light

［寂光土］ ( jakkō-do)

Land of Transition

［方便土］ ( hōben-do)

Land of Wonderful Joy

［妙喜国］ ( Myōki-koku)

Lankāvatāra Sutra

［楞伽経］ (; Chin Leng-ch’ieh-ching;  Ryōga-kyō)

Larger Wisdom Sutra

［大品般若経］ ( Panchavimshatisāhasrikā-prajnāpāramitā; Chin Ta-p’in-pan-jo-ching;  Daibon-hannya-kyō)

last five-hundred-year period

［後五百歳］ ( go-gohyakusai)

Latter Day of the Law

［末法］ ( mappō)

Law

［法］ ( dharma;  hō)

Law Bright

［法明如来］ ( Dharmaprabhāsa;  Hōmyō-nyorai)

Law-devouring hungry spirit

［食法餓鬼］ ( jikihō-gaki)

［法輪］ ( hōrin)

［尼］ ( ama)

［入道］ ( nyūdō)

［儒童］ ( Mānava or Mānavaka;  Judō)

lecture hall

［講堂］ ( kōdō)

Legacy Teachings Sutra

［遺教経］ (Chin I-chiao-ching;  Yuikyō-gyō)

lessening one’s karmic retribution

［転重軽受］ ( tenjū-kyōju)

lesser vehicle

［小乗］ ( shōjō)

Letter to Shimoyama

［下山御消息］ ( Shimoyama-goshōsoku)

Liang Dynasty Biographies of Eminent Priests, The

［梁高僧伝］ (Chin Liang-kao-seng-chuan;  Ryō-kōsō-den)

Liang-hsü

［良諝］ (n.d.) (PY Liangxu;  Ryōjo)

Liang-pi

［良賁］ (717–777) (PY Liangbi;  Ryōhi)

Licchavi

［離車］ (, Pali;  Risha)

life-liberating practice

［放生会］ ( hōjō-e)

“Life Span” chapter

［寿量品］ ( Juryō-hon)

“Life Span of the Thus Come One” chapter

［如来寿量品］ ( Nyorai-juryō-hon)

Light Bright

［光明如来］ ( Rashmiprabhāsa;  Kōmyō-nyorai)

Light Sound Heaven

［光音天］ ( Ābhāsvara;  Kō’on-ten)

Lin-chi school

［臨済宗］ (PY Linjizong;  Rinzai-shū)

lion seat

［師子座・獅子座］ ( simhāsana;  shishi-za)

Lion Sound King

［師子音王仏］ ( Simhanādarāja;  Shishionnō-butsu)

lion’s roar

［師子吼・獅子吼］ ( simhanāda;  shishi-ku)

Lion’s Roar of Queen Shrīmālā Sutra

［勝鬘師子吼経］ ( Shōman-shishiku-kyō)

lion throne

［師子座・獅子座］ ( shishi-za)

little desire and contentment with a little gain

［少欲知足］ ( shōyoku-chisoku)

lobha

［貪・貪欲］ (, Pali;  ton or ton’yoku)

Lokakshema

［支婁迦讖］ (n.d.) (;  Shirukasen)

Lokāyata

［順世外道］ (, Pali;  Junse-gedō or Junsei-gedō)

Lokeshvararāja

［世自在王仏］ (;  Sejizaiō-butsu)

Long Āgama Sutra

［長阿含経］ (Chin Ch’ang-a-han-ching;  Jō-agon-gyō)

long broad tongue

［広長舌］ ( kōchō-zetsu)

lord of teachings

［教主］ ( kyōshu)

Lotus and Nirvana period

［法華涅槃時］ ( Hokke-nehan-ji)

lotus as a metaphor

［譬喩蓮華］ ( hiyu-renge)

Lotus meditation

［法華三昧］ ( hokke-sammai or hokke-zammai)

lotus of the entity

［当体蓮華］ ( tōtai-renge)

Lotus school

［法華宗］ (Chin Fa-hua-tsung;  Hokke-shū)

Lotus Sutra

［法華経］ ( Saddharma-pundarīka-sūtra; Chin Fa-hua-ching;  Hoke-kyō)

Lotus Sutra and Its Traditions, The

［法華伝記］ (Chin Fa-hua-chuan-chi;  Hokke-denki)

Lotus Sutra of the Correct Law

［正法華経］ (Chin Cheng-fa-hua-ching;  Shō-hoke-kyō)

Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law

［妙法蓮華経］ ( Saddharma-pundarīka-sūtra; Chin Miao-fa-lien-hua-ching;  Myoho-renge-kyo)

Lotus Treasury World

［蓮華蔵世界・華蔵世界］ ( Kusuma-tala-garbha-vyūhālamkāra-loka-dhātu-samudra or Padma-garbha-loka-dhātu;  Rengezō-sekai or Kezō-sekai) (1) (2)

Lou-lan

［楼蘭］ (PY Loulan;  Rōran)

Lumbinī

［藍毘尼］ (, Pali;  Rambini)

Lung-men caves

［竜門石窟］ (PY Longmen;  Ryūmon-sekkutsu)

Lü school

［律宗］ (PY Lüzong;  Risshū)