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Japan Sightseeing Glossary (2)




Last update November 3, 2019

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Bakufu 幕府 a shogunate; government of shogun
Bangasa 番傘 an oil paper umbrella
Bansho 番所 a guardhouse; watchhouse in the Edo period
Bettō 別当 a chief administrator; head of temple
Binzuru 賓頭盧 Pindola Bharadvaja, one of Shakyamuni Buddha's disciples and famous for his "lion's roar" or the ability to kingly preach Buddha teachings to people; same as Pinzuru
Bishamon 毘沙門天 Vaishravana (Great Hearer) (Also called Tamon-ten and one of the Four Heavenly Kings; protectors of Buddhism; protects the north)
Bosatsu 菩薩 a bodhisattva (an enlightened one striving to guide people to liberation using their acquired wisdom and compassion and eventually determined to become a buddha)
Botan 牡丹 peony (flower)
Bukkaku 仏閣 a Buddhist temple
Bukkyō 仏教 Buddhism
Bushō 武将 a warrior commander
Busshari 仏舎利 the Buddha's relics


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