Word History:Zen,a word that evokes the most characteristic and appealing aspects of Japanese culture for many English speakers, is ultimately of Indo-European origin. The Japanese wordzenis a borrowing of a medieval Chinese word (now pronouncedchán,in modern Mandarin Chinese) meaning "meditation,...
After Raikou died, Chikou prayed for his friend and learned that he had been reborn in Amida's Western Paradise gokuraku joudo 極楽浄土. Chikou longed for rebirth in Amida's Pure Land. Raikou appeared to him in a dream and told him he should practice inner visualization of Amida and his...
"70cl / 50% - Each year since the rebirth of the Shinshu distillery in the heart of the Japanese Alps in 2011, Mars whisky has released an expression to showcase the evolution of Komagatake single malt. This release from 2022 was aged in a combination of ex-bourbon, sherry and Port wine...
The timeless aesthetics of Zen Buddhism did provide inspiration for our Zen Alarm Clock, but the design also arose from other influences, such as the sublime patterns of sacred geometry. We thus use the word “Zen” in the name of our product as a kind of lighthearted tribute to progressive...
Tattoo Meaning:Triumph, Fire, Rebirth Like many other Japanese tattoos, this tattoo features a shared background with different cultures. Most folks are conversant in the story of the Phoenix, a bird that’s consumed by fire and then rises from its ashes. ...
74 King Bimbisara put the ascetic to deathWithout waiting for the time of his rebirth as determined by past conditions,And in recompense for this act of murder,Was… Hymns on the Larger Sutra Amida TathagataAvalokitesvara BodhisattvaMahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva Sakyamuni BuddhaVenerable PurnaMahamaud...
Pietrzak, Wit. "Recalling All the Olympians: W. B. Yeats’s “Beautiful Lofty Things,” On the Boiler and the Agenda of National Rebirth."Text Matters, no. 4 (November 25, 2014): 222–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/texmat-2014-0015. ...
“Decoden” style — short for “decorated” and “denwa,” the Japanese word for phone — is reminiscent of the bedazzled flip phones of the 2000s, in which every inch of the device is covered in embellishment. But compared to the flippy, clicky cellphones of the aughts, the ...
Meaning:The lotus, known as “hasu” (蓮) in Japanese, is a beautiful aquatic plant that has a significant cultural and religious importance in many Asian countries, including Japan. In Japanese culture, the lotus is associated with purity, enlightenment, and rebirth. ...
復活is the Chinese, Japanese and Korean word for resurrection or rebirth. 復活literally means “return to life.” It is the term used in most Asian Bibles to refer to the resurrection of Christ. In Japanese, it is sometimes used to mean a Christian Revival. In some contexts, it can mean...