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  • pagoda

    ［塔］ ( tō)

  • Pai-lien-she

    ［白蓮社］ (PY Bailianshe;  Byakuren-sha)

  • Pai-ma-ssu

    ［白馬寺］ (PY Baimasi;  Hakuba-ji)

  • Painfully Acquired

    ［苦得］ ( Kutoku)

  • Pakudha Kacchāyana

    ［迦羅鳩駄迦旃延］ (Pali;  Karakuda-kasennen)

  • pāpīyas

    ［波旬］ (;  hajun)

  • parable of the blind men and the elephant

    ［群盲評象の譬］ ( gummō-hyōzō-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the bright jewel in the topknot

    ［髻中明珠の譬］ ( keichū-myōju-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the burning house

    ［火宅の譬］ ( kataku-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the jewel in the robe

    ［衣裏珠の譬］ ( eriju-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the medicinal herbs

    ［薬草喩］ ( yakusō-yu)

  • “Parable of the Medicinal Herbs” chapter

    ［薬草喩品］ ( Yakusōyu-hon)

  • parable of the phantom city

    ［化城喩］ ( kejō-yu)

  • parable of the phantom city and the treasure land

    ［化城宝処の譬］ ( kejō-hōsho-no-tatoe)

  • “Parable of the Phantom City” chapter

    ［化城喩品］ ( Kejōyu-hon)

  • parable of the skilled physician and his sick children

    ［良医病子の譬］ ( rōi-byōshi-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the three carts and the burning house

    ［三車火宅の譬］ ( sansha-kataku-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the three kinds of medicinal herbs and two kinds of trees

    ［三草二木の譬］ ( sansō-nimoku-no-tatoe)

  • parable of the wealthy man and his poor son

    ［長者窮子の譬］ ( chōja-gūji-no-tatoe)

  • pārājika

    ［波羅夷］ (, Pali;  harai)

  • Paramārtha

    ［真諦］ (499–569) (;  Shindai)

  • pāramitā

    ［波羅蜜］ (, Pali;  haramitsu)

  • parinirvāna

    ［般涅槃・涅槃］ (; Pali parinibbāna;  hatsu-nehan or nehan)

  • Parinirvāna Sutra

    ［般泥洹経］ ( Hatsu-naion-gyō)

  • Pārshva

    ［脇比丘・脇尊者］ (n.d.) (;  Kyō-biku or Kyō-sonja)

  • Parthia

    ［安息国］ ( Ansoku-koku)

  • Pasenadi

    ［波斯匿王］ (Pali;  Hashinoku-ō)

  • Pātaliputra

    ［華氏城］ (; Pali Pātaliputta;  Keshi-jō)

  • path

    ［趣・道］ (, Pali gati;  shu or dō)

  • path of insight

    ［見道］ ( ken-dō)

  • pātra

    ［鉢］ (;  hachi or hatsu)

  • patriarchal Zen

    ［祖師禅］ ( soshi-zen)

  • pattra

    ［貝多羅］ (;  baitara)

  • Peace and Delight

    ［安楽世界］ ( Sukhāvatī;  Anraku-sekai)

  • Peace and Sustenance

    ［安養国］ ( Sukhāvatī;  An’yō-koku or Annyō-koku)

  • “Peaceful Practices” chapter

    ［安楽行品］ ( Anraku-gyō-hon)

  • peak stage

    ［頂位・頂法］ ( chō-i or chō-hō)

  • Perceiver of Sounds

    ［観音菩薩］ ( Kannon-bosatsu)

  • Perceiver of the World’s Sounds

    ［観世音菩薩］ ( Avalokitasvara or Avalokiteshvara;  Kanzeon-bosatsu)

  • “Perceiver of the World’s Sounds” chapter

    ［観音品］ ( Kannon-bon)

  • Perceiver of the World’s Sounds Sutra

    ［観音経］ (Chin Kuan-yin-ching;  Kannon-gyō)

  • perception of the truth of the birthlessness of all phenomena

    ［無生法忍］ ( mushō-bōnin)

  • perception stage

    ［忍位・忍法］ ( nin-i or nin-pō)

  • Perfect Bliss

    ［極楽］ ( Sukhāvatī;  Gokuraku)

  • perfect enlightenment

    ［妙覚・円覚］ ( myōgaku or engaku)

  • Perfect Enlightenment Sutra

    ［円覚経］ (Chin Yüan-chüeh-ching;  Engaku-kyō)

  • Perfection of Wisdom sutras

    ［般若波羅蜜経］ ( Hannya-haramitsu-kyō)

  • perfect precepts

    ［円戒］ ( en-kai)

  • perfect teaching

    ［円教］ ( en-gyō)

  • persons of incorrigible disbelief

    ［一闡提］ ( issendai)

  • phantom city

    ［化城］ ( kejō)

  • Pilindavatsa

    ［畢陵伽婆蹉］ (;  Hitsuryōgabasha)

  • Pindolabhāradvāja

    ［賓頭盧］ (, Pali;  Binzuru)

  • Pingala

    ［青目・賓伽羅］ (n.d.) (;  Shōmoku or Bingara)

  • pipal tree

    ［インドボダイジュ］ ( pippala;  Indo-bodaiju)

  • pippala tree

    ［畢鉢羅樹］ (;  hippara-ju)

  • Pippalī Cave

    ［畢鉢羅窟］ (;  Hippara-kutsu)

  • pishācha

    ［毘舎闍］ (;  bishaja)

  • P’i-t’an school

    ［毘曇宗］ (PY Pitanzong;  Bidon-shū)

  • pit of fire

    ［火坑］ ( kakyō or kakō)

  • place of practice

    ［道場］ ( dōjō)

  • planting the seeds of Buddhahood

    ［下種］ ( geshu)

  • Platform Sutra, The

    ［壇経］ ( Dan-kyō)

  • Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, The

    ［六祖壇経］ (Chin Liu-tsu-t’an-ching;  Rokuso-dan-kyō)

  • Po Fa-tsu

    ［帛法祖］ (PY Bo Fazu;  Haku-hōso)

  • poison-drum relationship

    ［毒鼓の縁］ ( dokku-no-en)

  • poshadha

    ［布薩］ (;  fusatsu)

  • Possessor of Virtue

    ［有徳王］ ( Utoku-ō)

  • Potalaka, Mount

    ［補陀落山］ (;  Fudaraku-sen)

  • power of another

    ［他力］ ( tariki)

  • power of self

    ［自力］ ( jiriki)

  • Po-yüan

    ［帛遠］ (PY Boyuan;  Hakuon)

  • practice for oneself and others

    ［自行化他］ ( jigyō-keta)

  • Praising Rebirth in the Pure Land

    ［往生礼讃］ (Chin Wang-sheng-li-tsan;  Ōjō-raisan)

  • Praising the Buddha’s Deeds

    ［仏所行讃］ ( Buddhacharita; Chin Fo-so-hsing-tsan;  Busshogyō-san)

  • Praising the Profundity of the Lotus Sutra

    ［法華玄賛］ (Chin Fa-hua-hsüan-tsan;  Hokke-genzan)

  • prajnā

    ［般若］ (;  hannya)

  • Prajnā

    ［般若］ (b. 734) (;  Hannya)

  • prajnā-pāramitā

    ［般若波羅蜜］ (;  hannya-haramitsu)

  • Prajnāpāramitā sutras

    ［般若経］ (;  Hannya-kyō)

  • Prajnāruchi

    ［般若流支］ (n.d.) (;  Hannyarushi)

  • pranidhāna

    ［誓願］ (;  seigan)

  • Prāsangika school

    ［帰謬論証派］ (;  Kibyūronshō-ha)

  • Prasenajit

    ［波斯匿王］ (; Pali Pasenadi;  Hashinoku-ō)

  • pratigha

    ［瞋恚・瞋］ (;  shinni or shin)

  • pratītya-samutpāda

    ［縁起・因縁］ (;  engi or innen)

  • pratyekabuddha

    ［縁覚・独覚・辟支仏］ (;  engaku, dokkaku, or byakushibutsu)

  • pravārana

    ［自恣］ (; Pali pavāranā;  jishi)

  • prayer beads

    ［数珠］ ( juzu)

  • Prayer for Rain Sutra

    ［請雨経］ (Chin Ch’ing-yü-ching;  Shōu-kyō)

  • preaching in accordance with one’s own mind

    ［随自意］ ( zuijii)

  • preaching in accordance with the minds of others

    ［随他意］ ( zuitai)

  • precept for benefiting sentient beings

    ［饒益有情戒・摂衆生戒］ ( nyōyaku-ujō-kai or shō-shujō-kai)

  • precept of adapting to local customs

    ［随方毘尼］ ( zuihō-bini)

  • precept of the diamond chalice

    ［金剛宝器戒］ ( kongō-hōki-kai)

  • precepts

    ［戒］ ( shīla; Pali sīla;  kai)

  • precepts, meditation, and wisdom

    ［戒定慧］ ( kai-jō-e)

  • precepts of perfect and immediate enlightenment

    ［円頓戒］ ( endon-kai)

  • Precepts school

    ［律宗］ (Chin Lü-tsung;  Risshū)

  • precept that encompasses all good deeds

    ［摂善法戒］ ( shō-zembō-kai)

  • precept that encompasses all living beings

    ［摂衆生戒］ ( shō-shujō-kai)

  • Precious Key to the Secret Treasury, The

    ［秘蔵宝鑰］ ( Hizō-hōyaku)

  • pre-Lotus Sutra teachings

    ［爾前教］ ( nizen-kyō)

  • preparation section

    ［序分］ ( jo-bun)

  • preta

    ［餓鬼・薜茘・薜茘多］ (;  gaki, heirei, or heireita)

  • preventing error and putting an end to evil

    ［防非止悪］ ( bōhi-shiaku)

  • Principle of Wisdom Sutra

    ［理趣経］ ( Ārya-prajnāpāramitā-naya-shatapanchashatikā; Chin Li-ch’ü-ching;  Rishu-kyō)

  • Profound Meaning of the Four Mahayana Treatises, The

    ［大乗四論玄義］ (Chin Ta-ch’eng-ssu-lun-hsüan-i;  Daijō-shiron-gengi)

  • Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra, The

    ［法華玄義］ (Chin Fa-hua-hsüan-i;  Hokke-gengi)

  • Profound Meaning of the “Perceiver of the World’s Sounds” Chapter, The

    ［観音玄義］ (Chin Kuan-yin-hsüan-i;  Kannon-gengi)

  • Profound Meaning of the Three Treatises, The

    ［三論玄義］ (Chin San-lun-hsüan-i;  Sanron-gengi)

  • Profound Secrets Sutra

    ［深密経］ ( Jimmitsu-kyō)

  • Pronunciation and Meaning in the Buddhist Scriptures

    ［一切経音義］ (Chin I-ch’ieh-ching-yin-i;  Issaikyō-ongi)

  • Propagation of Zen for the Protection of the Country, The

    ［興禅護国論］ ( Kōzen-gokoku-ron)

  • “Prophecies” chapter

    ［人記品］ ( Ninki-hon)

  • “Prophecies Conferred on Learners and Adepts” chapter

    ［授学無学人記品］ ( Jugaku-mugaku-ninki-hon)

  • “Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples” chapter

    ［五百弟子受記品］ ( Gohyaku-deshi-juki-hon)

  • prophecy of future enlightenment

    ［授記・記別・和伽羅那］ ( vyākarana; Pali veyyākarana;  juki, kibetsu, or wagarana)

  • Protection of the Sovereign of the Nation Sutra

    ［守護国界経］ (Chin Shou-hu-kuo-chieh-ching;  Shugo-kokkai-kyō)

  • Protection Sutra

    ［守護経］ ( Shugo-kyō)

  • protuberant knot of flesh

    ［肉髻相］ ( nikkei-sō)

  • provincial temples

    ［国分寺］ ( kokubun-ji)

  • provincial temples for nuns

    ［国分尼寺］ ( kokubun-niji)

  • provisional Buddha

    ［迹仏］ ( shakubutsu)

  • provisional Mahayana teachings

    ［権大乗教］ ( gon-daijō-kyō)

  • provisional manifestation

    ［権化］ ( gonge)

  • provisional sutras

    ［権経］ ( gon-kyō)

  • provisional teachings

    ［権教］ ( gon-kyō)

  • P’u-kuang

    ［普光］ (n.d.) (PY Puguang;  Fukō)

  • Pu-k’ung

    ［不空］ (705–774) (PY Bukong;  Amoghavajra;  Fukū)

  • punya

    ［功徳・福徳］ (;  kudoku or fukutoku)

  • Punyatāra

    ［弗若多羅］ (n.d.) (;  Futsunyatara)

  • Punyayashas

    ［富那奢］ (n.d.) (;  Funasha)

  • Pūrana Kassapa

    ［富蘭那迦葉］ (Pali;  Furanna-kashō)

  • pure and far-reaching voice

    ［梵音声］ ( brahma-svara;  bonnonjō)

  • Pure Emerald World

    ［浄瑠璃世界］ ( Jōruri-sekai)

  • Pure Eye

    ［浄眼］ ( Vimalanetra;  Jōgen)

  • pure land

    ［浄土］ ( jōdo)

  • Pure Land of Perfect Bliss

    ［極楽浄土］ ( Gokuraku-jōdo)

  • Pure Land of Secret Solemnity

    ［密厳浄土］ ( Mitsugon-jōdo)

  • Pure Land school

    (1) ［浄土門・浄土教・浄土宗］ ( Jōdo-mon, Jōdo-kyō, or Jōdo-shū); (2) ［浄土宗］ ( Jōdo-shū)

  • Pure Land teachings

    ［浄土門・浄土教］ ( Jōdo-mon or Jōdo-kyō)

  • pure Law

    ［白法］ ( byakuhō)

  • Pure Practices

    ［浄行菩薩］ ( Vishuddhachāritra;  Jōgyō-bosatsu)

  • Pure Storehouse

    ［浄蔵］ ( Vimalagarbha;  Jōzō)

  • Pure Virtue

    ［浄徳］ ( Vimaladattā;  Jōtoku)

  • purification of the six sense organs

    ［六根清浄］ ( rokkon-shōjō)

  • Pūrna

    ［富楼那］ (; Pali Punna;  Furuna)

  • purpose of one’s advent

    ［出世の本懐］ ( shusse-no-honkai)

  • Pūrvavideha

    ［弗婆提・勝身洲］ (;  Hotsubadai or Shōshin-shū)

  • Pushyamitra

    ［弗沙弥多羅王］ (n.d.) (;  Hosshamittara-ō)

  • pūtana

    ［富単那］ (;  futanna)

parable of the phantom city ［化城喩］ ( kejō-yu): See parable of the phantom city and the treasure land.


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