The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (470 page)

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Budo
(martial ways)
:
Buffalo
(icon, myth, and sacrifice)
:
see
MAHI
A
.
Bugaku
(Jap., ‘dance music’ or ‘dance entertainment’). Ceremonial
dance
and
music
used in Shinto, Buddhist, and Imperial Court festivals and rituals of Japan since the early days of Japanese history. The music, when performed alone, is called
gagaku
(‘refined/ceremonial music’).
Bugei
(martial arts)
:
Buji-zen
.
In Zen Buddhism an unwarranted self-confidence whereby an individual believes that since he is the universal buddha-nature (
buddhat
) as a matter of fact, there is no need to engage in discipline or meditation to realize it.

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