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		                                | kancho
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		                                | head abbot. 
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		                                | Kannon
 (alternate spellings:  Kuan-yin)
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		                                | See Avalokiteśvara 
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		                                | karuna
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		                                | compassion 
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		                                | keishaku
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		                                | kensho
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		                                | to attain satori. 
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		                                | kesa
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		                                | In Buddhism, the stole or scarf worn by clergy, indicating their ordained status. 
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		                                | ki-ho-ittai
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		                                | Signifying the oneness of the Buddha or dharma and all beings, or foolish beings.  
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		                                | kimyo
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		                                | “I take refuge,” equivalent to namu/namo as the expression dedication to the Buddha. 
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		                                | koan
 (Language:    Japanese)
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		                                | used to describe a phrase or a statement that cannot be solved by the intellect 
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		                                | Kobo Daishi
 (alternate spellings:  Kukai)
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		                                | Daishi  (774-835) was the founder of the Japanese Shingon sect of Buddhism 
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