(Buddhism) Mahayana

Buddhism

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.

main, principal

centrality

Mahayana; the great vehicle

one thing

first, initial / one-eyed

one-eyed goblin, a Japanese monster

“a hundred days of sermonizing, one fart” → a metaphor for how something that one has put great effort into can come to nothing after even a slight mistake, much as a hundred days of serious spiritual study can be lost to the winds