popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  Buddhism 

• regret, chagrin, mortification
• freedom from obstructive thoughts

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  Buddhism 

• idea, notion, concept, conception
• sense (e.g. of duty)
• resignation (to one's fate), acceptance, preparedness
• observation and contemplation, meditation

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  Buddhism 

• life and death, life or death
• samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
• death

popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N1  abbreviation  Buddhism  noun  noun (generic) 

• dhyana (profound meditation)
• Zen (Buddhism)

popular  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic)  Buddhism 

• cruel, merciless, atrocious, ruthless, cold-blooded
• pitiful, tragic, horrible, miserable
• breaking a precept without shame

popular  noun  noun (generic)  Buddhism 

• fate, destiny
• connection, tie, bond, origin
• pretext, justification
• hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

popular  Buddhism  noun  noun (generic) 

• head temple of a Buddhist sect
• headquarters (of an organization), head of operations, nerve center

popular  JLPT N1  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb  Buddhism 

• suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper
• conjoining, association, samprayukta

popular  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  Buddhism  martial arts 

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  Buddhism 

• vacuum
• absolute void, complete vacuity