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A quote from the Daoist philosophical classic Zhuangzi.[65]
Style name: a Chinese style name, also known as a courtesy name, was a given name generally used after the age of twenty as a sign of adulthood and respect. The use of style names have fallen out of tradition since the early twentieth century.[66]
Ziwei(紫微): a group of stars lying near the north celestial pole.[67]
Benevolent Kings(仁 王): usually depicted in pairs, muscular and wrathful guardian deities of Buddha and manifestations of Vajrapani. They stand on guard at the entrance of Buddhist temples in the form of frightening statues.[68]
Shramana: a parallel movement to Vedic Hinduism in ancient India which gave rise to Buddhism, Jainism and Yoga.[69]
Qiang(槍): Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre-modern Chinese battlefield. Common features of the Chinese spear are the leaf shaped blade and red horse-hair tassel lashed just below. The tassel serves a tactical purpose, and is not simply for decoration.[70]
Heart Sutra[71]
A quote from the Daoist philosophical classic Zhuangzi.[72]
Open-mouthed(阿 形): each pair of ॐ(Om/A-un) Buddhist statues consists of one each of two types — one open-mouthed and the other with a closed mouth.[73]
Friendship between gentlemen...(君子の交): a saying that originates from the Daoist philosophical classic, Zhuangzi(莊 子). The full saying is "Friendship between gentlemen, they say, is insipid as water; that of petty men, sweet as rich wine. But the insipidity of the gentleman leads to affection, while the sweetness of the petty man leads to revulsion. Those with no particular reason for joining together will for no particular reason part."[74]
Tree peony(牡丹): Paeonia suffruticosa is a type of peony native to China and historically renowned as the King of Flowers.[75]
Gian: Doraemon reference.[76]