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Glossary

Term Notes
Dhāraṇī Protective/mnemonic formulas; Chinese 陀羅尼
Fu / fulu Daoist written talisman technology
Goma / homa Fire offering
Henbai Onmyōdō pacing / body-protection complex
Misogi / harae Shintō purification families
Norito Shintō liturgical address
Samaya Tantric vow / commitment restriction
Shugendō Mountain ascetic tradition
Shinbutsu-shūgō Kami–buddha combinatory systems

Alias search normalizations (Dao/Tao, Shinto/Shintō, …) live in src/data/aliases.json.