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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)

  • Law-wheel

    ［法輪］ ( hōrin)

  • lay nun

    ［尼］ ( ama)

  • lay priest

    ［入道］ ( nyūdō)

  • Learned Youth

    ［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)

Land of Enlightened and Unenlightened Beings ［凡聖同居土］ ( bonshō-dōgo-do): Also, Land of Sages and Common Mortals. Here ordinary people of the six paths live together with the sages of the four noble worlds. See Land of Sages and Common Mortals.


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