T2688 Two Nichiren Texts

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Age of Conflicts: The period following the Age of Degeneration, when the Buddha's teaching is no longer present in the world. See also Age of Degeneration; five periods of teaching.

Age of Degeneration: The period of a thousand years following the Age of the Counterfeit of the Right Teachings of the Buddha, in which only the teaching of the Buddha exists but correct practice is no longer possible. See also Age of the Counterfeit of the Right Teachings of the Buddha; five periods of teaching.

Age of the Counterfeit of the Right Teachings of the Buddha: The period of a thousand years following the Age of the Right Teachings of the Buddha, in which the Buddha's teaching is practiced but enlightenment is no longer possible. SeealsoAge of the Right Teachings of the Buddha; five periods of teaching.

Age of the Right Teachings of the Buddha: The period of five hundred years after ¸åkyamuni Buddha's parinirvå√a,in which his teaching is properly practiced and enlightenment can be attained. See also five periods of teaching.

arhat ("worthy one"): A saint who has completely eradicated evil passions and attained liberation from the cycle of birth and death (samsara); arhatship is the highest of the four stages of spiritual attainment in the Hinayana. Seealso Hinayana.

asura: A class of demonic beings who are in constant conflict with the gods. Av∆ci Hell: The lowest of the various levels of hells in Buddhist cosmology; also called the Hell of Incessant Su›ering; those who have committed the five grave o›enses and slandered the Dharma are consigned to this hell. See also five grave o›enses.

birth and death: The cycle of birth and death (samsara) through which beings transmigrate due to karmic causes; the world of su›ering, contrasted with the bliss of nirvana. See also nirvana.

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bodhi:Enlightenment; the state of the highest perfection of wisdom in which one is awakened to the true nature of things.

bodhisattva ("enlightenment being"): In the Mahayana, one who has made vows to save su›ering beings and attain enlightenment through the practice of the påramitås, which leads ultimately to Buddhahood. Bodhisattvas vow to refrain from entering nirvana until all sentient beings are liberated. See also Buddhahood; Mahayana; nirvana; påramitås. Brahmanism: The religious and philosophical teachings of ancient India that formed the basis of Hinduism; its primary texts are the four Vedas. Buddhahood: The state of becoming a Buddha; the goal of the bodhisattva path.

Buddha land: A world or realm in which a particular Buddha dwells. See alsoPure Land.

Buddha-nature: The basic enlightened nature of sentient beings, which is chronically obscured by their ignorance. The complete unfolding of Buddha-nature is enlightenment.

ca√∂åla:An outcaste; a member of the lowest social class in Indian society. Confucianism: An ethical, religious system of China originating in the teaching of Confucius, centering around filial duty and emphasizing the virtues of benevolence and propriety.

enlightenment. See bodhi.

five aggregates (skandhas): The five constituent elements of sentient beings— 1) form (r¥pa), 2) sensation (vedanå), 3) conception (saµjñå), 4) volition (saµskåra), and 5) consciousness (vijñåna).

five grave o›enses: The five most serious o›enses, commission of which relegates one to the Av∆ci Hell—1) patricide, 2) matricide, 3) killing an arhat, 4) maliciously harming a Buddha, and 5) causing discord in the Buddhist order (sangha). See also arhat; Av∆ci Hell. five periods of teaching: The five five hundred-year periods of the Buddha's teaching predicted to occur after ¸åkyamuni's parinirvå√a: 1) in the first period, Buddhist practitioners are able to attain enlightenment and liberation, 2) in the second, they steadfastly practice meditation, 3) in the third, they eagerly listen to Buddhist teachings, 4) in the fourth, their practice consists of building temples and stupas, and 5) in the fifth, they engage in doctrinal disputes. These periods represent the gradual 116

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decline of Buddhist practice and correspond to the Age of the Right Teachings of the Buddha (1), the Age of the Counterfeit of the Right Teachings of the Buddha (2-3), and the Age of Degeneration (4-5). After these three ages comes the Age of Conflicts, in which the Buddhist teachings are no longer present in the world. See also Age of Conflicts; Age of Degeneration; Age of the Counterfeit of the Right Teachings of the Buddha; Age of the Right Teachings of the Buddha; ¸åkyamuni. four continents: The four large land masses that surround Mount Sumeru, each in one of the cardinal directions. Jambudv∆pa, in the south, corresponds to the Indian subcontinent. SeealsoJambudv∆pa; Mount Sumeru. four kinds of devotees: The four groups of Buddhist followers—monks (bhik≈us), nuns (bhik≈u√∆s), laymen (upåsakas), and laywomen (upas∆kås). garu∂a: A mythological giant bird.

gåthå: A verse of Buddhist scripture or teachings; a Buddhist hymn. Hinayana ("Lesser Vehicle"): A derogatory term applied by Mahayana Buddhists to various early schools of Buddhism whose primary soteriological aim is individual salvation. There are four stages of spiritual attainment in the Hinayana: stream-winner, once-returner, nonreturner, and arhat. The paths of the Ωråvaka and pratyekabuddha, collectively known as the two vehicles, are part of the Hinayana path to arhatship. See also arhat; Mahayana; non-returner; once-returner; pratyekabuddha; Ωråvaka; stream-winner; two vehicles. icchantika: One who has no stock of good merit and thus no possibility of attaining Buddhahood.

Jambudv∆pa: In Buddhist cosmology, the triangular continent situated to the south of Mount Sumeru, corresponding to the Indian subcontinent; one of the four continents inhabited by human beings. Seealsofour continents; Mount Sumeru. kalpa:An immense period of time, an eon; an asaµkhya kalpais an "incalculable" eon. k≈atriya:A warrior or noble; a member of the ruling class in Indian society. Lotus Sutra: The popular, abbreviated name for the Saddharmapu√∂ar∆kas¥tra (Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma), one of the most important Mahayana sutras in East Asian Buddhism, which presents the teaching of the One Vehicle. Nichiren extolled the virtues of practicing this sutra (Japanese, Hokekyø) above all other practices and 117

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scriptural teachings. The primary practice of the Nichiren school of Japanese Buddhism, established on the basis of the Lotus Sutra,is recitation of the name of the sutra: (Namu) Myøhø Renge Kyø.SeealsoMahayana; Myøhø Renge Kyø;One Vehicle. mahåsattva ("great being"): Synonym for a bodhisattva. See bodhisattva. Mahayana ("Great Vehicle"): One of the two major schools of Buddhism, along with the Hinayana. The spiritual ideal of the the Mahayana is the bodhisattva, who vows to bring all sentient beings to Buddhahood. See also bodhisattva; Hinayana.

måra: A kind of demon that hinders Buddhist practice. Middle Way: The truth of nonduality taught by ¸åkyamuni Buddha. Most Venerable One: According to Nichiren in the Kanjinhonzonshø, the Most Venerable One is ¸åkyamuni Buddha as he appears in the stupa of the Buddha Prabhutaratna in the "Chapter on Beholding the Stupa of Treasures" in the Lotus Sutra. See also Lotus Sutra; ¸åkyamuni. Mount G®dhrak¥†a ("Vulture Peak"): A mountain in northeast India where the Buddha was said to have delivered many important sutras, including the Lotus Sutra. See also Lotus Sutra.

Mount Hiei: Along with Nara, one of the two principal centers of traditional Buddhist learning in Japan; the monastic center of the Tendai school. Many Buddhist teachers of the Kamakura period (1185 -1332), including Nichiren, originally studied there. See also Nara.

Mount Sumeru: In Buddhist cosmology, the highest mountain rising from the center of the world; it is surrounded by the four continents inhabited by human beings, including Jambudv∆pa. Seealsofour continents; Jambudv∆pa. Myøhø Renge Kyø: The name of the Lotus Sutra; in the Kanjinhonzonshø, Nichiren holds that this mantra, also called the Five Characters, represents not only the name of the Lotus Sutra but the Dharma taught in the sutra. See also Lotus Sutra.

Nara: Along with Mount Hiei, one of the two principal centers of traditional Buddhist learning in Japan; headquarters of several schools of Japanese Buddhism. See also Mount Hiei.

nirvana: Liberation from the cycle of birth and death, a state in which all evil passions are extinguished and the highest wisdom attained; bodhi, enlightenment. See also birth and death; bodhi.

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non-returner (anågåmin): The third of the four stages of spiritual attainment in the Hinayana; one who has attained this stage is no longer subject to rebirth in the world of desire in the triple world. See also Hinayana; triple world.

once-returner (sak®dågåmin): The second of the four stages of spiritual attainment in the Hinayana; one who has attained this state is subject to rebirth only once in each of the human and the heavenly realms of the triple world before attaining nirvana. SeealsoHinayana; nirvana; triple world. One Vehicle: The teaching of the Lotus Sutrathat all beings are destined for the single goal of Buddhahood, and that the path of the bodhisattva, the Mahayana, or Great Vehicle, is the way to enlightenment. The One Vehicle teaching is contrasted to and elevated above the teaching of the two vehicles, i.e., the paths of the Ωråvakas and the pratyekabuddhas. See also Lotus Sutra; Mahayana;Ωråvaka; pratyekabuddha; two vehicles. påramitås: Six practices to be perfected by bodhisattvas on the path to Buddha hood—1) generosity (dåna), 2) observance of the precepts (Ω∆la), 3) patience (k≈ånti), 4) e›ort (v∆rya), 5) meditation (dhyåna), and 6) wisdom (prajñå). parinirvå√a: Complete nirvana, commonly used to describe the nirvana of the Buddha. See alsonirvana.

pratyekabuddha("solitary enlightened one"): One who has attained enlightenment directly, without the guidance of a teacher, and who does not teach others; along with the path of the Ωråvaka, one of the two vehicles of the Hinayana. See also Hinayana; Ωråvaka; two vehicles. precepts: Vows concerning moral conduct taken by lay Buddhists and monastics. The five basic precepts to be followed by all Buddhists are: 1) not to kill; 2) not to steal; 3) not to engage in sexual conduct, for monastics, or commit adultery, for lay Buddhists; 4) not to use false speech; and 5) not to ingest intoxicants.

Pure Land: Generally, any Buddha land; specifically, refers to the Buddha land in the West inhabited by Amitåbha Buddha, rebirth in which is the focus of the Pure Land (Jødo) school.

råk≈as∆: A female flesh-eating demon (råk≈asa).

Replica-Buddhas: Di›erent manifestations of a Buddha; the Buddha can manifest an infinite number of times and appear in innumerable worlds simultaneously in order to help sentient beings. In the Lotus Sutra¸åkyamuni summons his Replica-Buddhas from throughout the universe. See also ¸åkyamuni; Lotus Sutra.

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Saddharmapu√∂ar∆ka-s¥tra. See Lotus Sutra.

Såha ("Endurance") world: The world of human beings' existence; this world of su›ering.

¸åkyamuni: The Historical Buddha, born Prince Siddhårtha to a royal family in northern India in the fifth century B.C.E. As a young man he left his privileged life to seek the truth and became the Buddha (Awakened One) upon his attainment of enlightenment; he traveled throughout northern India teaching the Dharma, until passing into parinirvå√aat the age of eighty. His life and teachings form the basis for Buddhism. In these texts, Nichiren also refers to ¸åkyamuni as the Original Buddha and the Original Teacher.

samådhi:A mental state of concentration involving the focusing of thought on one object. Also called meditation.

samsara. See birth and death.

Ωåstra: A Buddhist treatise, a scholastic work, or a commentary on a sutra. six realms: The six samsaric states of existence into which beings may be born: the realm of hell, the realm of hungry ghosts (pretas), the realm of animals, the realm of humans, the realm of asuras, and the realm of gods (devas).

Ωråma√a:A renunciant, another name for a Buddhist monk, originally applied to those who practiced asceticism.

Ωråvaka ("word-hearer"): Originally, a disciple of the Buddha, one of those who heard him expound the teachings directly; generally, one who seeks to attain individual nirvana; along with the path of the pratyekabuddha, one of the two vehicles of the Hinayana. See also Hinayana; pratyekabuddha; two vehicles. stream-winner (srota-åpanna): The first of the four stages of spiritual attainment in the Hinayana; one who has entered the stream of the Dharma by destroying various wrong views. Seealso Hinayana. stupa: A reliquary, a roughly hemispherical structure enshrining the relics of the Buddha or some other Buddhist teacher, or copies of Buddhist scriptures.

suchness (tathatå): The state of things as they really are; the ultimate truth; ultimate reality.

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sutra: A discourse of the Buddha.

Taoism: An indigenous Chinese religious philosophy, based on belief in the invisible, underlying principle of the universe called the tao("way") and the balance of positive and negative energies (yin and yang). Taoism became a dominant religion that co existed with the Confucian socio political structure of Chinese society. Tathågata ("one who has come from suchness"): An epithet for a Buddha. See alsosuchness.

tathågatagarbha("womb of suchness"): Another name for the Buddha-nature that is within all beings, conceived of as a kind of womblike storehouse or receptacle where the seed of Buddhahood is retained and matured. See alsoBuddhahood; Buddha-nature.

trikåyas: The three bodies in which a Buddha may take form: the Dharma body (dharmakåya), the primordial body of a Buddha, which is identical with true suchness, nirvana; the enjoyment body (saµbhogakåya), acquired by Buddhas upon the absolute perfection of their practice; and the transformation body (nirmå√a kåya), an infinite number of forms in which Buddhas, out of their great compassion, reveal themselves to help sentient beings. See also nirvana; suchness.

Tripi†aka: The three "baskets" (pi†akas) or categories of the early Buddhist (Hinayana) teachings—1) the sutras, discourses of the Buddha; 2) the Vinaya, monastic rules of conduct; and 3) the Abhidharma, commentaries on the Buddha's teachings.

triple world: The three classifications of samsaric states of existence: the world of desire (kåmadhåtu), this world of su›ering; the world of form (r¥padhåtu) inhabited by those who have severed all desires but still experience the world as form; and the world of non-form (år¥pyadhåtu), inhabited by those who have severed all desires and attachment to form but have not yet attained enlightenment.

two vehicles: The teachings and paths of practice for Ωråvakas and pratyekabuddhas. See also pratyekabuddha; Ωråvaka. wheel-turning holy king (cakravartin): The ideal king or universal monarch, as conceived of in Indian philosophy, who rules the world with a special wheel (cakra) that flies through the air and destroys his enemies. zazen: The practice of sitting meditation; the primary practice of the Zen (Chinese: Ch'an) school of Mahayana Buddhism.

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Index

A

Adamantine Pinnacle Sutra. See Sarva tathågata tattva saµ graha Ågama sutras 77

Age of Conflicts 58 Age of Degeneration 21, 27, 58, 73, 74, 78, 92, 95, 97, 98-9, 100, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113

Age of the Counterfeit of the Right Teachings of the Buddha 21, 58, 73, 78, 92, 93, 95, 97, 102, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113 Age of the Right Teachings of the Buddha 21, 58, 73, 78, 92, 93, 95, 97, 102, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113

ÅkåΩgarbha 28

Ak≈obhya 41, 104

alms 38, 42

almsgivers, almsgiving 17, 19, 20, 21, 49

Amitåbha 6, 11, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43, 112 Amitåyurdhyåna-s¥tra. See Kam mu ryøjukyø Amitåyus 104

Amoghavajra 85

anågåmin. See non-returner Ånanda 75, 92

Anantacåritra 55, 90, 106 anuttara-samyak-saµbodhi(see also enlightenment, perfect) 70, 89 arhat(s) (see also saint) 16, 20, 39 arhatship 21, 71, 79 Asia 6

asuras 69, 70, 73, 113 AΩvagho≈a 80, 82

AvalokiteΩvara 28, 79, 104, 109 Avataµsaka period 75 Avataµsaka-s¥tra 75, 77, 78, 81, 86, 87, 91, 94, 96, 112 Av∆ci Hell (see also Hell of Incessant Su›ering) 27, 39, 42, 45, 49, 50, 51

Awa 5

B

Balin Asura King 70 Bamboo Stick 45

Bhai≈ajyaguru 11, 28, 112 Bhai≈ajyaguruvai∂¥rya pra bhåsa p¥r va pra√idhånaviΩe≈avistara. See Yakushikyø

Bhai≈ajyaråja 55, 91, 99, 104, 109 bhik≈u(s) (see also monk) 38, 70, 72 bhik≈u√∆(s) (see also nun) 38, 70, 72

birth and death 13, 26, 31, 80 Bodh Gayå 55

bodhi(see also enlightenment) 41 bodhisattva(s) 20, 24, 27, 28, 32, 37, 39, 47, 55, 68, 69, 70, 75, 76, 125

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bodhisattva(s) (continued) 77, 78, 79, 83, 85, 90, 92, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 110, 112 five, of great power 11 four 55, 92, 112

four great 90, 92, 93, 106, 111, 113

four kinds of reliable 74, 80, 81, 93, 102-3, 109, 110

great 85, 91, 99, 100, 105, 110 from other worlds 92, 99, 100, 103, 106, 107

practices 39, 77, 83, 88 realm of. See realm, of bodhisattvas from underground 70, 72, 90, 91, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 112

bodhisattvahood 27, 74, 101 Brahmå(s) 99, 104, 106 Brahmå Heavenly King(s) 70, 76, 79

brahman(s) 20, 21, 39, 45, 75 Brahmanism 76

Buddha (see alsoEternal Buddha; Historical Buddha; ¸åkyamuni; Original Buddha; World-honored One) 5, 12, 13, 15-6, 17, 18, 21, 24, 28, 29, 31, 33, 36, 37, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 52, 54, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75-6, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103-4, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113 bodies of (see also trikåyas) 74 and Cunda 34

enlightenment of 55, 67, 70, 77, 78, 86, 90, 93, 94, 95, 98, 101, 103, 110

eternity of 90, 96, 100 126

and Great Adornment 85 image of. See image, of the Buddha

insight of 68, 70, 79 and KåΩyapa 35, 36-8

and Maitreya 34-5

nirvana of 21, 41, 71, 97, 106, 107, 108, 111

originality of 78

parinirvå√a of 56, 58, 78, 84, 90, 91, 92, 97, 109, 110

and Prasenajit 12-13, 36 and ¸åriputra 66, 89

teachings of. See teaching, of the Buddha

warnings of 33, 38, 39, 41 Buddha-Dharma (see also Dharma) 20, 37

Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha (see alsoThree Treasures) 43 Buddhahood 12, 27, 68, 70, 82, 86, 87, 88, 89, 97, 109

seed(s) of 42, 58, 75, 86, 87, 94, 95, 97, 98-9, 101-2, 109, 110 Buddha land(s) 12, 41, 50, 91, 106 Buddha-nature 68, 74, 87 Buddha of the East (see also Ak≈obhya; Bhai≈a jyaguru) 11, 28, 43

Buddha of the Western Land (see alsoAmitåbha) 28

Buddhas (see also Replica-Buddhas) 15, 18, 24, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 47, 51, 55, 56, 57, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 85, 86, 89, 91, 92, 93, 98, 100, 104, 105, 106, 111, 112, 113 realm of. See realm, of Buddhas Buddhism 5, 6, 34, 47, 58, 75 Buddhist(s) 58, 78, 97, 110 doctrine 5

gods 12

iconography 56 images. See images, Buddhist leaders 35, 47 sutras, texts (see also sutras) 7, 19, 28, 31, 37, 38, 59, 67 teachers, philosophers 66, 75, 76, 82

temples 7, 19

Buso. SeeWu-tsung, Emperor Busshin school 24 C

cakravartins. Seewheel-turning holy kings

calamities 6, 11-12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 32, 37-8, 48, 91, 112-13 cause of 11-12, 13, 32, 33, 37, 47, 113

seven 11, 16-17, 48 can∂ala 97

Candras¥ryavimalaprabhåsår∆ 104 Chang-an 65, 66, 72, 73, 82-3, 84 Chang-ching-ssu 34 Ch'eng-wang, King 90, 113 Chen-yüan Catalog of Scriptures in the Pi†akas. See Jøgenny¥zøroku Chen-yüan ju ts'ang lu. See Jøgenny¥ zøroku Chia-hsiang 84 Chiba Prefecture 5 Chieh 111

Chih-che. See Chikø Chih-i. See T'ien-t'ai Chih-i Chih kuan hung chueh. See Shikanguketsu

Chikø 81

Chin 6

China 7, 28, 34, 47, 75, 81, 84, 87, 93, 112

Northern 6, 81, 85 Index

Southern 6, 81, 85 Ch'in dynasty 33, 34 Chinese 7, 59, 66, 76, 81, 82 Chinese language 7, 59, 87 Ch'ing-liang Kuo-shih 81, 85 Ching-shuang 34 Chin pei lun. See Kombeiron Chishø 28

Chi-tsang 88

Chou dynasty 33, 90 Chou-kung 113

Chou-kung-tan 90 civil war(s) (see also rebellions; war) 6, 112

Collection of Passages on the Nembutsu Cho sen in the Original Vow. See Senchakush¥ Hongan Nem butsu Sh¥

comets 14, 16, 112 Commentary on the Lotus Sutra. See Saddharma pu√∂ar∆kopa deΩa Commentary on Vasubandhu's Discourse on the Pure Land. See Øjøronch¥

Conduct of Meditation on Samanta bhadra Sutra. See Kanfugenbosatsugyøbøkyø Confucian, Confucianism 75, 76 constellation(s) (see also star; planets) 16 twenty-eight 15, 16 Cunda 38

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Daijikkyø 14, 17, 45, 48, 49 Daikødø 36

DaΩabh¥mikavibhå≈å-Ωåstra 24 defilement(s) 20, 96, 111 Demonstration of Consciousness Only. See Vijñaptimåtratå siddhi-Ωåstra 127

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Dengyø 28, 72, 81, 84, 105-6, 111 deva(s) (see alsogod) 69, 70, 76, 101 Devadatta 45, 69

devil(s) 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, 48, 49

Dharma (see also Buddha-Dharma; Good Dharma; Great Dharma; Right Dharma; True Dharma) 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 37, 40, 41, 47, 55, 57, 58, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 89, 98, 101, 103-4, 106, 109-10, 111

slander(ers) of 45, 100, 108, 109, 110

dharmakåya (see also trikåyas) 78 Dharma realm 90

Diamond Sutra. See Vajra cchedi kå prajñå påra mitå-s¥tra disaster(s) 6, 11, 48 disciple(s) 35, 41, 55, 56, 81, 100, 101, 103, 104, 108, 110 of the Historical Buddha 55, 92, 100, 103, 106, 107 of Hønen 36, 43

of ¸åkyamuni 27, 55, 79, 90, 107, 112

Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana. See Mahå yåna Ωraddhot påda-Ωåstra diseases 11

Donran. See T'an-luan Døsen. See Tao-hsien Døshaku. See Tao-ch'o dragon(s) 15, 17, 69, 76, 88, 113 E

earthquake(s) 6, 112 eclipse(s) 14, 16

eight kinds of supernatural beings 76, 85

Ennin's Diary. See Nittøjunreiki 128

enlightenment (see also bodhi) 58, 70, 75, 77, 86, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 110

of the Buddha. See Buddha, enlightenment of

perfect (see also anuttarasamyak-saµbodhi) 69, 87 Enlightenment Virtue (see also KåΩyapa) 40-1, 42

Enryakuji 19, 36

Eon Hosshi. See Huiyüan Eshin Søzu 31

Eternal Buddha 91

evil(s) 12, 15, 20, 23, 34, 38, 40, 41, 46, 68, 81, 82, 100 evil acts, ten 15

evil karma 7, 38

evil realms 13, 15, 48, 110 three 20, 42, 49

evil world 20, 102, 108 exorcism 11

Exposition of the Ten Stages. See DaΩabh¥mikavibhå≈å-Ωåstra F

Fa ch'ang chu ching. See Højøj¥kyø Fa hua hsüan i. See Hokkegengi Fa hua wen chu. See Hokkemongu famine(s) 6, 11, 14, 16, 17, 47 Fa-ts'ang 85

fire(s) 16, 17, 67, 71, 73, 76, 79 five aggregates 91 Five Characters (see also Myøhø Renge Kyø) 55, 58, 88, 89, 91, 99, 100, 105, 106, 110, 111, 113 five grave o›enses 27, 38, 42 five kinds of eyes 15, 86 five periods of teaching. See teaching, five periods of flood(s) 17

Flower Light 70

Flower Ornament Sutra. See Ava taµsaka-s¥tra Foreseer 38

four continents 16 Four Elders 113 four great heavenly kings 13, 79, 100, 106

four kinds of devotees 13, 40, 46, 50, 72, 76, 85, 99 four Vedas 75

Fu cheng chi. See Fushøki Fu fa tsang yin yüan chüan. See Fuhøzøinnenden

Fuhøzøinnenden 80 Fu-hsi 47

Fukki. SeeFu-hsi Fushøki 101

G

gale(s) (see alsowind, windstorms) 17

Ganges River 85, 88, 99, 100 Garbhadhåtu Mandala 78 garu∂as 113

gåthå 70

Gengishakusen 68 Genjø Sanzø. SeeHsüan-tsang Genseki. See Yüan-chi Ghanavy¥ha-s¥tra. See Mitsu gon gyø Gishin 28

god(s) (see also deva) 11, 12, 13-14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 27, 28, 32, 37, 45, 47, 49, 70, 73, 76, 79, 86, 88, 94, 110

Golden Spirit Treatise. See Kom bei ron Golden World 104 Good Dharma (see also Dharma) 39, 46, 50

Gotoba 7, 23, 34 Great Adornment 85 Index

Great Calming and Insight. See Makashikan

Great Collection Sutra. See Daijikkyø Great Dharma (see also Dharma) 84, 86

"Great Mandala" 59 Great Nirvana Sutra. See Mahåparinirvå√a-s¥tra Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. See Mahåprajñåpåramitå-s¥tra Great Vehicle (see also Mahayana; One Vehicle; True Vehicle) 38, 39, 40, 74, 86

Gushun. See Y'u-shun Gyø-ø. See Yao-wang H

Haklena 19

Hakurø. See Pai-lang warriors Han dynasty (see also Later Han dynasty) 34

Having Virtue (see also ¸åkyamuni) 40, 42 heaven(s) 11, 15, 17, 69, 70, 71, 73, 95, 110

heavenly beings 15 Heavenly King. See Devadatta heavenly realms. See realm(s), heavenly

Heaven of Brahmå 104 Heaven of Pure Abode 14 Hei-o. See P'ing-wang, King hell(s) (see also Av∆ci Hell; Hell of Incessant Su›ering) 18, 39, 49, 50, 69, 73

hell beings 69

Hell of Incessant Su›ering (see also Av∆ci Hell) 45, 49, 74, 79 heretics 18, 20 129

Index

Hinayana (see alsoMahayana, -cum-Hinayana) 23, 24, 75, 77, 78, 81, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 102, 104, 109, 110 Historical Buddha (see also ¸åkyamuni) 79, 92, 100, 102, 103, 106 Højøj¥kyø 25

Højø regency 7 Højø Shigetoki 7 Højø Tokiyori 5, 7 Hokekyø(see also Lotus Sutra; Saddharma pu√∂ar∆ka-s¥tra) 5, 7, 11, 27, 43, 50, 59, 74, 76, 81, 82, 84, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 113

Hokkegengi 63, 64, 66 Hokkemongu 63, 64, 66 Hokkeshuyøshø 57 Hønen 6, 23, 27, 28, 31-3, 34, 36, 37, 42-3, 47

Hossø school 24, 85 householders 20 Høzø. See Fa-ts'ang Hsiang fa chüeh i ching. See Zøbø ketsu gikyø Hsüan i shih ch'ien. See Gengi shaku sen Hsüan-tsang 85, 87 Hui-ti, Emperor 113 Huiyüan 81

Hymns of Birth in the Pure Land. See Øjøraisan I

icchantika 38, 74 Ichinosawa 55 I-ch'uan 33

image(s) 11, 43, 67, 88 of Amitåbha 43 of the Buddha 70, 92 Buddhist 19, 28, 56 130

of Hønen 42

of ¸åkyamuni 43 India, Indian 66, 75, 81, 82, 84, 87, 88, 93, 112

invasion, foreign 6-7, 16, 34, 48, 59, 112

Isen. See I-ch'uan Itø 7

J

Jambudv∆pa 16, 38, 100, 107, 108, 111, 112

Japan, Japanese 5, 6, 7, 9, 58, 59, 61, 81, 84, 93, 111 Jikaku 28, 34 Jing¥, Queen 90 Jion. SeeTü-en Jiron school 24 Jødo school 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 51 Jøgenny¥zøroku 25 Jøg¥ 19, 112

Jøkaku 36

Joy Increasing 40 K

Kajø. See Chia-hsiang kalpa(s) 20, 50, 56, 75, 77, 78, 87, 89, 91

asaµkhya(s) 69, 77, 87, 105 kåmadhåtu. See realm, of desire Kamakura government 5, 59 Kamakura region 7, 35 Kammuryøjukyø 24, 25 Kan. See Han dynasty Kanfugenbosatsugyøbøkyø 85-6, 93, 94, 95, 107 Kanjinhonzonshø 55, 59 Kanjin-in 36

Kannongengi 64 Kåru√ikåråjåprajñåpåramitås¥tra. See Ninnøkyø

KåΩyapa 39, 40-2, 92 Kegon school 24, 66, 85, 86, 97 Keitei. See Hui-ti Khan, Jenghiz 6 Khan, Kublai 6 Kichizø. See Chi-tsang King of Sutras. See Lotus Sutra King of the Dharma (see also ¸åkyamuni) 57, 58 Købø 81

Køfukuji 36

Kombeiron 68

Kompon-ch¥dø 112 Konkømyøkyø 13, 48 Korea 6, 7

k≈atriyas 16

K≈itigarbha 28 Kuan p'u hsien p'u sa hsing fa ching. See Kanfugenbosatsugyø bøkyø Kuan-yin hsüan i. See Kannongengi KuΩinagara 40

Kyøso. SeeChing-shuang Kyoto 19, 35

Kyoto regime 59 L

Lambå 69

Later Han dynasty 19 lay devotees 38, 40 laymen 13, 41, 42 laywomen 13

Liu po lo mi ching. See Roppara mitsukyø Lo-i 33

Lotus Flower 45 Lotus Sutra (see also Hokekyø; Saddharmapu√∂ar∆ka-s¥tra) 5-6, 7, 11, 35, 56, 57, 58, 59 Lu-lin warriors 47 Index

M

Mahåbhijñåjñånåbhibh¥ 75, 87, 94, 96, 98, 102 Mahådåna 77

MahåkåΩyapa (see also KåΩyapa) 19

Mahåparinirvå√a-s¥tra 74, 77, 78, 88, 92, 93, 95, 96, 107, 108 Mahåprajñåpåramitå-s¥tra 25, 86, 104

Mahåsaµnipåta-s¥tra (see also Daijikkyø) 14, 86 mahåsattvas 70, 99, 103, 106 Mahåsthåmapråpta 28, 31 Mahåvairocana-s¥tra 77, 78, 86, 87, 97

Mahayana (see also Great Vehicle) 23-4, 25, 27, 32, 35, 37, 42, 81, 86, 104, 110

-cum-Hinayana 77, 78, 87, 97 esoteric 23, 24, 25 exoteric 23, 24, 25 Perfect 77, 78, 87, 96, 98, 104, 109, 110

Provisional 23, 75, 81, 92, 93, 95, 102, 105, 109, 110 Specialized 77, 78, 87 True 23, 24, 81, 110 MahåyånaΩraddhotpåda-Ωåstra 80 Mahåyånottaratantra-Ωåstra vyåkhyå 81 Maitreya 38, 55, 72, 92, 101 Makashikan 33-4, 63, 64, 65-6, 68 Månava 77

Mangu 6

MañjuΩr∆ 55, 72, 79, 91, 92, 104 Many Treasures 89, 106-7 måras 12, 87

Maudgalyåyana 45 Medicine King 70 131

Index

Meitei. See Ming-ti merit(s) 16, 69, 80, 86, 88, 89, 105 Miao-le 63, 65, 90, 101, 111, 113 Middle Way 81

Ming-ti, Emperor 19 Mitsugongyø 91

Mi yen ching. See Mitsugongyø Mo he chih kuan. See Makashikan Mongol(s) 6-7, 59 Mongolia 6

monk(s) (see also bhik≈u; priest) 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20-1, 35, 38, 40, 41-2, 45, 47, 59 Mononobe-no-Moriya 19 moon(s) 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 31, 48 Moon God 79, 99 Most Venerable One (see also ¸åkya muni) 55, 56, 58, 59, 67, 87, 92-3, 110, 112 mountain spirits 17 Mount G®dhrak¥†a 19, 57, 108 Mount Hiei 5, 59, 112 Mount Kukku†apåda 19 Mount Sumeru(s) 16, 71 Muemutokudaijøshirongengiki 88 Muryøgikyø 85, 88, 93, 94, 96 Myøhø Renge Kyø (see also Five Characters) 55-6, 58, 88, 91, 92, 99, 103, 105, 106, 110 Myøraku. See Miao-le N

Någårjuna 24, 82, 84, 88 Nangaku. See Nan-yüeh Nan-yüeh 109, 110 Nara, temples of 19, 81 Nehangyø 20, 21, 31, 35, 38-9, 40-2, 45, 50

Nembutsu school (see also Jødo school) 5, 6

Never Despising 76 132

Nichiren 5-7, 9, 55, 56, 57, 58-9, 61, 113

nine easinesses, sutras, teaching of 71, 83

Ninnøkyø 15-16, 16-17, 20, 40, 48, 49, 79-80

Nintoku 90

nirmå√akåya(s) (see also trikåyas) 78

nirvana (see also Buddha, nirvana of) 13, 31, 40, 86, 97, 108 Nirvana Sutra. See Nehangyø Nittøjunreiki 34 non-Buddhist 37, 67 non-retrogression, stage of 24, 39, 42

non-returner 39 nun(s) 13, 38, 40, 45, 47 Nyoraimetsugogogohyakussaishi kanjinhonzonshø. See Kanjinhonzonshø O

o›ering(s) 11, 13, 28, 43, 45, 46, 47, 77, 89, 99, 106, 107 Øjøraisan 24

Øjøronch¥ 24

Ogotai 6

Oki 7

once-returner 39 one mind-three thousand, teaching of 63-6, 79, 81, 82, 87-8, 95, 109, 113

one thousand suchnesses in one hundred realms, teaching of 64, 66, 80, 94, 109 One Vehicle 103 Original Buddha (see also¸åkyamuni) 56, 57, 79, 103, 105-6, 110 Original Teacher (see also ¸åkyamuni) 28, 31, 92

P

Pai-lang warriors 47 påramitås 88

parinirvå√a. See Buddha, parinirvå√a of

Patriarchal Lineage of the Transmitters of the Dharma. See Fuhøzøinnenden

pestilence 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 47, 49 Phrases from the Dharma Flower. See Hokkemongu

P'ing-wang, King 33 plague 6

planets (see also constellation) 12, 16

Powerful Voice King 108 Prabh¥taratna 55, 56, 57, 58, 72, 82, 89, 92, 100, 111, 113 practice(s) 6, 11, 17, 25, 31, 34, 35, 36, 68, 69, 87, 88, 110 bodhisattva 39, 77, 83, 88, 90 miscellaneous 24-5, 27, 31 right 24-5, 27

two kinds of 24, 27 Prajñåpåramitå period, sutras 75, 78, 93

Prasenajit, King 16, 40 pratyekabuddhas 39, 68, 69, 70, 75 precepts 14, 17, 20, 21, 38, 40, 42, 45, 49

five 40

priest(s) (see also monk) 6, 19-21, 23, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 37, 43, 45, 46, 80, 81, 85, 111 Profound Meaning of Kannon. See Kannongengi

Profound Meaning of the Lotus. See Hokkegengi

Pure Land 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 43

Index

Pure Land school. See Jødø school R

rain, rainstorms 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 113

råk≈as∆s 69

Raku-yu. See Lo-i Ratnatejobhyudgataråja 104 RatnaviΩuddhå world 56 realm(s) (see also evil realms) 63, 69, 76, 83, 90, 94, 109 of animals 39, 49, 69 of asuras 70

of bodhisattvas 70, 77, 79, 83, 90 of Buddhas 69, 70, 74, 76, 79, 83, 88, 89, 90

of desire 14

of devas (see also heaven; realm, heavenly) 69, 70

of form 14

heavenly (see also heaven; realm, of devas) 13

of hell (see also hell) 49, 69 of humans 13, 70, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79

of hungry ghosts 39, 49, 69 one hundred 63, 64, 80, 94, 110 of pratyekabuddhas 70 six 68, 73

of Ωråvakas 70, 88 ten 63, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 95 rebellions (see also civil war) 15, 16, 17, 34, 48

Record of History. See Shiki Replica-Buddhas 72, 79, 82, 89, 98, 103, 106

Right Dharma (see also Dharma) 12, 13, 15, 18, 28, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 50, 51, 73, 84, 94, 111 establishment of 38, 45-6 133

Index

Right Dharma (continued) protection of 40-2

slander(ers) of 21, 27, 32, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48-9, 50, 51 Risshøankokuron 5, 6-7, 9- 51 Ritsu school 85

Ropparamitsukyø 81

r¥padhåtu. Seerealm, of form Ryokø 81

Ryokurin. See Lu-lin warriors Ry¥kan 36

S

Saddharmapu√∂ar∆ka-s¥tra(see also Hokekyø; Lotus Sutra) 5, 7, 11, 20-1, 27, 31, 42, 49, 59, 67, 68-71, 72-3, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80-4, 86-9, 91-112 "Chapter on Beholding the Stupa of Treasures" 71, 78, 89, 98, 99 "Chapter on Encouragement of Keeping the Sutra" 98 "Chapter on Expedients" 69, 93, 94

"Chapter on Peaceful Practices" 94, 98

"Chapter on the Appearance of Bodhisattvas from Under ground" 95, 96, 99, 100 "Chapter on the Assurance of Future Buddhahood of the ¸råvakas" 94

"Chapter on the Duration of the Life of the Tathågata" 69, 89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 100, 101, 103, 108

"Chapter on the Parable of a Magic City" 96

"Chapter on the Previous Life of Medicine King Bodhisattva" 107, 108

134

"Chapter on the Supernatural Powers of the Tathågatas" 103, 105

"Chapter on the Teacher of Dharma" 71, 94, 97, 99, 108 "Chapter on the Variety of Merits" 93, 95, 96, 102, 108 "Chapter on Transmission" 106, 107

"Discourse of the Eternal Buddha" 72, 83-4, 91

"Discourse of the Historical Buddha" 72, 75, 79, 83 "Discourse of the Original Buddha" 75, 78

first fourteen chapters of 67, 77, 84, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 102, 104, 109, 110

"Introductory Chapter" 93, 94 One Chapter and Two Halves 96, 99

second fourteen chapters of 96, 98, 99, 102-3, 107, 109, 110, 112

Saddharmapu√∂ar∆kopadeΩa 81 Saden 33

Sado Island 55

sage(s) 23, 76

Såha world 56-7, 91, 92, 99, 112 saint(s) 12, 13, 15-16, 18, 21, 23-4, 26, 27, 32, 47, 76, 78, 84 four kinds of 21, 68, 73, 74 ¸akra 76, 79, 99, 106 sak®dågåmin. See once-returner ¸åkyamuni 6, 11, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 42, 43, 55, 56-7, 58, 72, 74, 75, 76-7, 79, 84, 86-7, 88, 89-90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104-5, 106, 110, 111, 112 disciple(s) of 27, 55, 79, 90, 107, 112

emanations of 56, 92 enlightenment of 67, 77, 78, 86, 95, 110

originality of 86, 105 ¸åla Grove 90, 91, 110 samådhi 80

Samantabhadra 55, 92, 104 saµbhogakåya (see also trikåyas) 78

samsara. See birth and death samurai 6

Sanron school 24, 84 Sanskrit 7, 59, 87, 88 Såramati 81, 82 ¸åriputra 19, 70, 88, 89 Ωar∆ras 78

Sarvatathågatatattvasaµgraha 78, 86

Sasshø 36

Ωåstras 31, 66, 80, 81, 87 Sattva 77

school(s) (see also Hossø; Jødo; Ke gon; Nembutsu; Ritsu; Sanron; Shingon; Shøron; Tendai) 5, 6, 81, 86, 97

eight 24, 31

seven, of Northern China 81, 85, 97

three, of Southern China 81, 85 Sei-o. See Ch'eng-wang, King Senchakush¥ Hongan Nem butsu Sh¥ 23-5, 26-7, 28, 33, 36, 37, 42, 43, 47

Shåkyøji. See Chang-ching-ssu Shan-tao 11, 24, 27, 31, 32, 43 Shen-nung 47

Shiba. See Ssu-ma family Shih-chih. See Shiki Shikanguketsu 33, 65 Shiki 33

Index

Shin dynasty. See Ch'in dynasty Shingon school 5, 11, 24, 27, 66, 85, 86, 97

Shinnø. See Shen-nung Shintø 12

Shitennøji 112

Sho-an. See Chang-an shogun 5, 35, 36 Shøkø 36

Shømu, Emperor 112 Shøron school 24 Shøryø Kokushi. See Ch'ing-liang Kuo-shih

Sh¥ dynasty. See Chou dynasty Sh¥køtan. See Chou-kung-tan Shun-ø. See Shun-wang Shun-wang 76

¸ibi, King 77

Siddhårtha 76

six di‡culties, sutras, teaching of 71, 83

Ωråma√as 21

Ωråvaka(s) 35, 68, 69, 70, 72, 88 srota-åpanna. See stream-winner Ssu-ma family 34 star(s) (see also constellation) 14, 16, 19

stream-winner 39 stupa(s) 55, 56, 93, 107 of Prabh¥taratna 55, 56, 57, 58, 92

of treasures 92 ¸ubhakarasiµha 85 suchnesses (see also one thousand suchnesses in one hundred realms, teaching of) 63, 64 ten 64, 67-8

Sukhåvat∆vy¥ha-s¥tra 104 sun(s) 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 31, 113 Sun God 79, 99

135

Index

Superior Practice 105 supernatural powers 57, 104, 105, 106

six 20, 71

Suprati≈†hitacåritra 55, 90, 106 sutras (see alsoÅgama; Prajñåpåramitå; Vaipulya 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 24, 27, 28, 31, 31, 33, 37-8, 42, 45, 47, 51, 58, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 75, 80, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 91, 93, 94, 95-6, 108 esoteric 24, 25, 86, 104 exoteric 24, 25, 86, 104 expounded before the Hokekyø, Saddharmapu√∂ar∆ka-s¥tra 67, 76, 77, 79, 80, 97, 104 expounded during the first four of the five periods of the Buddha's teaching 93, 94, 95, 98

Hinayana 24, 75, 77, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 97, 102

of the Jødo school 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 43, 51

Mahayana 24, 25, 27, 32, 37, 42, 75, 81, 86, 104

Mahayana-cum-Hinayana 77, 87 Perfect Mahayana 77, 87, 93, 104

Provisional Mahayana 81, 92, 93, 95, 102, 105

Specialized Mahayana 77, 87 three Pure Land 33, 43 True Mahayana 81

Sutra Clearing Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma. See Zøbø ketsugikyø

Sutra of a Benevolent King. See Ninnøkyø

Sutra of Bhai≈jyaguru. See Yaku -136 shikyø

Sutra of Golden Light. See Konkø myøkyø Sutra of Infinite Meaning. See Muryø gikyø

Sutra of the Six Påramitås. See Rop paramitsukyø

Sutra on Amitåyus. See Sukhå vat∆ vy¥ha-s¥tra Sutra on Contemplation of Amitåyus. See Kammuryøjukyø Sutra on the Omnipresence of the Dharma. See Højøj¥kyø Suvar√aprabhåsa-s¥tra. See Kon kø myøkyø T

Take-no-uchi-no-Otodo 90 Taikø. SeeT'ai-kung

T'ai-kung 90, 113

T'ang dynasty, region 34, 111 T'ang-yao 47

T'an-luan 24, 27, 31, 32 Tao-ch'o 23, 27, 31, 32 Tao-hsien 85, 103-4

Taoists 75

Tathågata 105

tathågatagarbha 80

Teacher of the Western World.See Amitåbha

teaching(s) 14, 20, 21, 28, 31, 32, 33, 47, 66, 67, 69, 75, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 94, 96, 97, 102, 103, 105, 109

of the Buddha 5, 11, 12, 16, 23, 26, 27, 32, 35, 41, 47, 49, 75, 79, 92, 95, 100, 101, 105-6, 108, 109 decline of 35, 102, 108 eighty-four thousand 71, 76 five periods of 27, 28, 32, 42, 66,

93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 102, 109 four kinds of 77, 87 of the Hokekyø, Saddharma pu√ -∂ar∆ka-s¥tra 5, 83-4, 96, 102, 109, 112

of Hønen 6, 33, 42 one-sided 23, 28, 29 Perfect Mahayana 77, 96, 98, 109, 110

of the Pure Land 23, 24, 27, 31 right 18, 19, 21, 40 for saints 23-4, 26, 27 ten kinds of 23, 27 three periods of 58, 75, 81, 97 of T'ien-t'ai 5, 65, 81, 87 true 11, 21, 32, 82, 109, 112 two kinds of 23, 27 wrong 12, 18, 27-8, 48, 49, 50, 96 Temuchin. See Khan, Jenghiz Tendai Chisha. See T'ien-t'ai Chih-i Tendai school 5, 24, 31, 66, 67, 87 Three Treasures (see also Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha) 12, 18, 19, 43

Tibet 34

T'ien-t'ai Chih-i 5, 43, 65-6, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83-4, 87, 88, 101, 103, 105, 109, 110, 111, 113

T'ien-ta'i school. SeeTendai school Tø. See T'ang dynasty Tødaiji 112

Tøgyø. See T'ang-yao Tøji 19

Tokuichi 81

Treatise on the Mahåyanottara tantra. See Mahåyanottara tantra-Ωåstra-vyåkhyå trikåyas (see also dharmakåya; nir må √akåya; saµbhogakåya) 86, 90

Index

Tripi†aka 81

triple world 49, 50 True Dharma (see also Dharma) 96, 104

True Vehicle 50 Tso-ch'uan. See Saden T'ü-en 85

Two Dynasties 59 two vehicles 67, 74, 76, 78, 79, 82, 94, 97, 101

U

Uighurs 34

upåsaka(s), upåsikå(s) 38, 72 V

Vaipulya period, sutras 75, 78, 86 Vajra 76

Vajrabodhi 85

Vajracchedikåprajñåpåramitås¥tra 80 Vajradhatu Mandala 78 Vasubandhu 80, 81, 82, 84 Vietnam 6

view(s) 75, 82

right 75

wrong 20, 21, 26, 43, 47, 66 Vijñaptimåtratå siddhi-Ωåstra 80 ViΩi≈†acåritra 55, 90, 92, 106 ViΩuddhacåritra 55, 90, 106 W

Wang sheng li tsan. See Øjøraisan Wang sheng lun chu. See Øjø ron ch¥ war(s) (see also civil war) 17, 48 Way 13, 20, 82, 89, 111 of bodhisattvas 69, 90 Perfect 70, 88

wheel-turning holy kings 79 wind(s), windstorms 14, 16, 17, 18, 137

Index

48

world(s) (see also evil world; Golden world; Ratna viΩuddha world; Såha world; triple world) 15, 20, 26, 41, 42, 46, 50, 55, 56-7, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 83, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112

of Amitåbha (see also Pure Land) 27, 31, 33

of Brahmå 104

defiled 21, 41

of the Eternal Buddha 91, 95 four kinds of 78

of heavenly beings (see also realm, heavenly) 15 of human beings, humans (see alsorealm, of humans) 15, 49 of the Replica-Buddhas 103 of the ten directions 50, 55, 56-7, 72, 76, 77, 79, 86, 89, 92, 100, 106, 111, 112

World-honored One 13, 67, 72, 74, 76, 77, 78, 84, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 95, 99, 101, 103, 104, 110 138

World of Expedients 91 World of Flower Treasury 90-1 World of Mystic Adornment 91 World of Peaceful Nourishment 91 World of Pure Lapis Lazuli 91 World of Real Rewards 91 World of Tranquil Light 91 Wu, King 90

Wu i wu te ta sheng ssu lun hsüan i chi. See Muemutokudaijø shi ron gengiki Wu liang i ching. See Muryøgikyø Wu-tsung, Emperor 34 Y

Yadoya-saemon-no-jø 5 Yakushikyø 16, 48

Yao-wang 76

Yellow River 34

Yenching 6

Yüan-chi 33

Y'u-shun 47

Z

zazen 11

Zendø. SeeShan-tao