This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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毘沙門天

びしゃもんてん
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
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金毘羅

金比羅
こんぴら
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
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亜剌比亜

亜拉毘亜
アラビア
Arabia
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毘盧遮那仏

毘盧舎那仏、毘廬遮那仏
びるしゃなぶつ
Vairocana-Buddha
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荼毘

だび
cremation
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阿毘達磨

あびだつま
abhidharma; texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras
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大直毘神

大直備神
おおなおびのかみ
great god of restoration
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大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経

だいびるしゃなきょうじょうぶつしんぺんかじきょう
Mahavairocana Sutra
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直日神

直毘神
なおびのかみ
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
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毘盧遮那

びるしゃな
Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)