菩 - kind of grass, sacred tree

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha

Buddha-like compassion

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)

bodhi; enlightenment

deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening

Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara)

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva); Fugen; Puxian