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Japan Sightseeing Glossary (16)




Last update December 6, 2019

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Rahatsu 螺髪 snail-shaped hair knots; tightly-curled hair knots (of Buddha statue)
Ranma 欄間 a decorative transom -->Ranma
Reijō 霊場 a pilgrimage place (temple); ascetic training grounds
Rinzai-shū 臨済宗 the Rinzai denomination (started by Eisai in Kamakura period)
Ritsu Ryō Sei 律令制 the Ancient Japanese Statute System (mainly based on penal code and other administrative codes)
Rōjū 老中 an Elder (highest government official title next to shogun in the Edo period)
Rushana-butsu 盧舎那仏 Vairochana (Illuminator) Buddha (a Buddha representation depicted in the Avatamsaka Sutra)
Ryōb 陵墓 a royal tomb


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