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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) |
| Ryōbo |
陵墓 |
a royal tomb |
