Meanings

separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)

French Indochina

Shinto and Buddhist ritual articles

(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

(a) Buddha

rejection of Buddhism

Grand Alliance (against France)

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

France and Italy

staying in France

Lord Buddha

France and the United States

manna from heaven

compassionate ruthlessness

Southern Buddhism (as practised in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)

Nenbutsu temple

Nenbutsu sect (of Buddhism)

rice offering to Buddha

ancient statue of Buddha

half-lined cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus semilineatus)