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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阿頼耶識

あらやしき
alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)
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邪馬台国

耶馬台国
やまたいこく、やばたいこく
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
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耶蘇

やそ、ヤソ
Christ
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耶嬢

やじょう
father and mother
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有耶無耶

うやむや
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
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三昧耶戒

三摩耶戒
さんまやかい
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
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三昧耶形

三摩耶形
さんまやぎょう、さまやぎょう
object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
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三昧耶

三摩耶
さんまや、さまや、さんまいや
time; meeting; coming together; equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
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耶蘇会

ヤソ会
やそかい、ヤソかい
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
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耶蘇教

ヤソ教
やそきょう、ヤソきょう
Christianity