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  • Wa-kuan-ssu

    ［瓦官寺］ (PY Waguansi;  Gakan-ji)

  • Water Carrier

    ［流水］ ( Jalavāhana;  Rusui)

  • Water Holder

    ［持水］ ( Jatimdhara;  Jisui)

  • water of wisdom

    ［智水］ ( chisui)

  • watery circle

    ［水輪］ ( jala-mandala;  suirin)

  • way

    ［道］ ( bodhi; Chin tao;  dō)

  • way of insight

    ［見道］ ( darshana-mārga;  ken-dō)

  • Wei-chüan

    ［維蠲］ (n.d.) (PY Weijuan;  Iken or Yuiken)

  • Wei Yüan-sung

    ［衛元嵩］ (n.d.) (PY Wei Yuansong;  Ei-gensū)

  • Well Attained

    ［善逝］ (, Pali sugata;  zenzei)

  • Well Gone

    ［善逝］ ( zenzei)

  • Western Pure Land

    ［西方浄土］ ( Saihō-jōdo)

  • wheel of the Law

    ［法輪］ ( dharma-chakra;  hōrin)

  • wheel treasure

    ［輪宝］ ( rimbō)

  • wheel-turning king

    ［転輪聖王・転輪王・輪王］ ( chakravarti-rāja, chakravarti-rājan, or chakravartin;  tenrin-jō’ō, tenrin-ō, or rin-ō)

  • White Lotus Society

    ［白蓮社］ ( Byakuren-sha)

  • white-robed laymen

    ［白衣］ ( avadāta-vasana;  byakue)

  • Wide-Eyed

    ［広目天］ ( Virūpāksha;  Kōmoku-ten)

  • windy circle

    ［風輪］ ( vāyu-mandala;  fūrin)

  • Wisdom Accumulated

    ［智積］ ( Chishaku) (1) ( Jnānākara); (2) ( Prajnākūta)

  • wisdom kings

    ［明王］ ( vidyā-rāja;  myō’ō)

  • wisdom mudra

    ［智拳印］ ( chiken-in)

  • Wisdom period

    ［般若時］ ( Hannya-ji)

  • Wisdom sutras

    ［般若経］ ( Hannya-kyō)

  • Wise Kalpa

    ［賢劫］ ( bhadra-kalpa;  Ken-gō)

  • wish-granting jewel

    ［如意宝珠］ (, Pali chintāmani;  nyoi-hōju)

  • woman of pure faith

    ［清信女］ (, Pali upāsikā;  shōshin-nyo)

  • Womb Realm

    ［胎蔵界］ ( garbhadhātu;  taizō-kai)

  • Womb Realm mandala

    ［胎蔵界曼荼羅］ ( taizōkai-mandara)

  • Womb World

    ［胎蔵界］ ( taizō-kai)

  • Womb World mandala

    ［胎蔵界曼荼羅］ ( taizōkai-mandara)

  • Wonderful Adornment

    ［妙荘厳王］ ( Shubhavyūha;  Myōshōgon-nō)

  • Wonderful Bright, Mount

    ［妙光山］ ( Myōkō-sen)

  • Wonderful High, Mount

    ［妙高山］ ( Myōkō-sen)

  • Wonderfully Bright

    ［妙光菩薩］ ( Varaprabha;  Myōkō-bosatsu)

  • wonderful Law

    ［妙法］ ( myōhō)

  • Wonderful Sound

    ［妙音菩薩］ ( Gadgadasvara, Gangadasvara, or Gamgadasvara;  Myō’on-bosatsu)

  • “Wonderful Sound” chapter

    ［妙音品］ ( Myō’on-bon)

  • Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra, The

    ［法華文句］ (Chin Fa-hua-wen-chü;  Hokke-mongu)

  • Words of Truth Sutra

    ［法句経］ (Pali Dhammapada; Chin Fa-chü-ching;  Hokku-kyō)

  • Work of the Ignorant Shavepate, The

    ［愚禿鈔］ ( Gutoku-shō)

  • World Freedom King

    ［世自在王仏］ ( Lokeshvararāja;  Sejizaiō-butsu)

  • world hero

    ［世雄］ ( seō)

  • World-Honored One

    ［世尊］ (, Pali bhagavat;  seson)

  • World-Honored One of Great Enlightenment

    ［大覚世尊］ ( Daikaku-seson)

  • world of animals

    ［畜生界］ ( chikushō-kai)

  • world of asuras

    ［修羅界］ ( shura-kai)

  • world of bodhisattvas

    ［菩薩界］ ( bosatsu-kai)

  • world of Buddhahood

    ［仏界］ ( bukkai)

  • world of cause-awakened ones

    ［縁覚界］ ( engaku-kai)

  • world of desire

    ［欲界］ (, Pali kāma-dhātu;  yokkai or yoku-kai)

  • world of endurance

    ［忍土・忍界・堪忍世界］ ( nindo, nin-kai, or kannin-sekai)

  • world of form

    ［色界］ (, Pali rūpa-dhātu;  shiki-kai)

  • world of formlessness

    ［無色界］ ( ārūpya-dhātu;  mushiki-kai)

  • world of heavenly beings

    ［天界］ ( ten-kai)

  • world of hell

    ［地獄界］ ( jigoku-kai)

  • world of human beings

    ［人界］ ( nin-kai)

  • world of hungry spirits

    ［餓鬼界］ ( gaki-kai)

  • world of voice-hearers

    ［声聞界］ ( shōmon-kai)

  • worms within the lion’s body

    ［師子身中の虫］ ( shishi-shinchū-no-mushi)

  • Worthy of Offerings

    ［応供］ ( arhat;  ōgu)

  • Wu-hsüeh Tsu-yüan

    ［無学祖元］ (PY Wuxue Zuyuan;  Mugaku Sogen)

  • Wu-lung

    ［烏竜］ (n.d.) (PY Wulong;  Oryō)

  • Wu-t’ai, Mount

    ［五台山］ (PY Wutai-shan;  Godai-san)

“Wonderful Sound” chapter ［妙音品］ ( Myō’on-bon): The twenty-fourth chapter of the Lotus Sutra. See “Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound” chapter.


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