mudra: sacred hand signs.
Muso Soseki (1275-1351): Zen scholar and adviser to Ashikaga Takauji, who is traditionally thought to be the designer of several early Zen landscape gardens in Kvoto.
Nageire: style of Ikebana.
nageshi: decorative element in the ceiling of a traditional Japanese house.
Nara: site of the first capital of Japan, which was consecrated in
710 and abandoned by the court in 784.
nembutsu: chant to Amida Buddha used by Jodo and Jodo Shin sects.
Nichiren (1222-1282): founder of Buddhist sect based on Lotus Sutra.
Nichiren Shoshu: name of the sect founded by Nichiren.
No: theatrical form reflecting Zen ideals, which came to prominence during the Ashikaga era.