(Buddhism) the eight kinds of suffering: birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha

to be born / to come into existence

from the start

itself, the thing in itself

one thing

Buddhism

(philosophy) the thing-in-itself

first, initial / one-eyed

(Buddhism) Mahayana

A satirical term referring to the modern phenomenon in which Buddhist practice is largely neglected in Japan and is only sought out for funeral services.