因縁

因縁 (canonical)
innen (romanization)
in'en (romanization)
いんえん (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 因緣 ('jin ywen). The en reading for 縁 changes to nen as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjo

(Buddhism) hetu and prataya, principal and secondary causes


仏法僧

ja-noun

仏(ぶっ)法(ぽう)僧(そう) or 仏法僧(ブッポウソウ) • (buppōsō)

仏法僧 (canonical)
仏法僧 (canonical)
buppōsō (romanization)

From 仏(ぶつ) (Butsu, “Buddha”) + 法(ほう) (hō, “dharma”) + 僧(そう) (sō, “sangha”).
As a bird name, onomatopoeia: see the etymology at the entry for the katakana spelling ブッポウソウ. Its kanji spelling comes from the on'yomi of the katakana, and is a reference to the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

ja-compound

(Buddhism) the Triple Gem or Three Jewels of Buddhism, i.e. Buddha, dharma, sangha


頓写

(Buddhism) dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day


頓写

ja-verb-suru

頓(とん)写(しゃ)する • (tonsha suru) suru (stem 頓(とん)写(しゃ)し (tonsha shi), past 頓(とん)写(しゃ)した (tonsha shita))

頓写する (canonical)
tonsha suru (romanization)
頓写し (stem)
頓写した (past)
頓写し
とんしゃし
tonsha shi
頓写する
とんしゃする
tonsha suru
頓写すれ
とんしゃすれ
tonsha sure
頓写せよ (imperative literary)
頓写しろ (colloquial imperative)
とんしゃせよ (imperative literary)
とんしゃしろ (colloquial imperative)
tonsha seyo (imperative literary)
tonsha shiro (colloquial imperative)
頓写される (passive)
とんしゃされる (passive)
tonsha sareru (passive)
頓写させる (causative)
頓写さす (causative)
とんしゃさせる (causative)
とんしゃさす (causative)
tonsha saseru (causative)
tonsha sasu (causative)
頓写できる (potential)
とんしゃできる (potential)
tonsha dekiru (potential)
頓写しよう (volitional)
とんしゃしよう (volitional)
tonsha shiyō (volitional)
頓写しない (negative)
とんしゃしない (negative)
tonsha shinai (negative)
頓写せず (continuative negative)
とんしゃせず (continuative negative)
tonsha sezu (continuative negative)
頓写します (formal)
とんしゃします (formal)
tonsha shimasu (formal)
頓写した (perfective)
とんしゃした (perfective)
tonsha shita (perfective)
頓写して (conjunctive)
とんしゃして (conjunctive)
tonsha shite (conjunctive)
頓写すれば (conditional hypothetical)
とんしゃすれば (conditional hypothetical)
tonsha sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) perform the dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day


一日経

ja-noun

一(いち)日(にち)経(きょう) • (ichinichikyō) ^(←いちにちきやう (itinitikyau)?)

一日経 (canonical)
ichinichikyō (romanization)
itinitikyau (romanization)
いちにちきやう (hiragana historical)


金剛杵

(Buddhism) vajra (a mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)


諸行無常

諸(しょ)行(ぎょう)無(む)常(じょう) • (shogyō mujō) ^(←しよぎやうむじやう (syogyau muzyau)?)

諸行無常 (canonical)
shogyō mujō (romanization)
syogyau muzyau (romanization)
しよぎやうむじやう (hiragana historical)

[ɕo̞ɡʲo̞ːmɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

Daijisen
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:松村明
ja:諸行無常

Buddhist expression borrowed from Chinese 諸行無常 /诸行无常 (zhūxíngwúcháng), in turn a translation (directly or via Pali) of Sanskrit सर्व संस्कारा अनित्याः (sarva saṃskārā anityāḥ, literally “all deeds are impermanent”).
As Japanese, also analyzable as a compound of 諸行 (shogyō, “all things”) + 無常 (mujō, “impermanent, transient”).
The two constituent Japanese terms are citable to the early 600s, while the first citations of the full four-character phrase in Chinese are from around the mid-600s. However, the full four-character phrase in Japanese usage is first cited much later in the 観智院本三宝絵 (Kanchi-in-bon Sanbō-E), a collection of Buddhist writings from 984.

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सर्व संस्कारा अनित्याः

compound

(Buddhism) the impermanence of worldly things


諸行無常

[ɕo̞ɡʲo̞ːmɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

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सर्व संस्कारा अनित्याः

(Can we date this quote?), “Chapter 1.1”, in Helen Craig McCullough, transl., 平家物語 [The Tale of the Heike]:

The sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sāla flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night; the mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind.

祇園精舎の鐘の声、諸行無常の響き有り。沙羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理を顕す。驕れる者も久しからず、唯春の夜の夢の如し。猛き者も遂には滅びぬ、偏に風の前の塵に同じ。

Gionshōsha no kane no koe, shogyō mujō no hibiki ari. Sarasōju no hana no iro, jōshahissui no kotowari o arawasu. Ogoreru mono mo hisashikarazu, tada haru no yoru no yume no gotoshi. Takeki mono mo tsui ni wa horobinu, hitoeni kaze no mae no chiri ni onaji.

(Buddhism) all worldly things are transitory


祖忌

(Buddhism) death anniversary of a sect founder, or the memorial service thereof


紅蓮地獄

ja-pos

紅(ぐ)蓮(れん)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (Guren Jigoku) ^(←ぐれんぢごく (Gurendigoku)?)

紅蓮地獄 (canonical)
Guren Jigoku (romanization)
Gurendigoku (romanization)
ぐれんぢごく (hiragana historical)

[ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

Calque of Sanskrit पद्मनरक (Padma-naraka), equivalent to 紅蓮 (guren, “red/crimson lotus”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “Buddhist hell”).

compound

(Buddhism) the Hell of the Crimson Lotus; the Padma Hell (one of the eight cold hells in Buddhist eschatology)


鉢特摩地獄

ja-pos

鉢(は)特(ど)摩(ま)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (Hadoma Jigoku) ^(←はどまぢごく (Fadomadigoku)?)

鉢特摩地獄 (canonical)
Hadoma Jigoku (romanization)
Fadomadigoku (romanization)
はどまぢごく (hiragana historical)

From Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”). 鉢特摩 is ateji (当て字).


南無阿弥陀仏

ja-pos

南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) • (Namu Amidabutsu)

南無阿弥陀仏 (canonical)
Namu Amidabutsu (romanization)

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nom mju 'a mjie da bjut), itself borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

bor+

(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant.


陀羅尼

金剛場陀羅尼経: Kongō Jōdaranikyō

金剛場陀羅尼経 こんごうじょうだらにきょう

真言陀羅尼

真言陀羅尼 しんごんだらに

千手陀羅尼

千手陀羅尼 せんじゅだらに

尊勝陀羅尼

尊勝陀羅尼 そんしょうだらに

百万塔陀羅尼: Hyakumantō Darani

百万塔陀羅尼 ひゃくまんとうだらに

六字陀羅尼

六字陀羅尼 ろくじだらに


法力

ja-noun

法(ほう)力(りき) • (hōriki) ^(←ほふりき (fofuriki)?)

法力 (canonical)
hōriki (romanization)
fofuriki (romanization)
ほふりき (hiragana historical)

[ho̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟]


羅刹天

羅刹天 (canonical)
rasetsuten (romanization)

(Buddhism) the rakshasa, one of the twelve devas


牛頭

牛頭 (canonical)
Gozu (romanization)
Godu (romanization)
ごづ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of hell


牛頭馬頭

ja-pos

牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) • (Gozu Mezu) ^(←ごづめづ (Godumedu)?)

牛頭馬頭 (canonical)
Gozu Mezu (romanization)
Godumedu (romanization)
ごづめづ (hiragana historical)

From 牛頭 (Gozu, “Ox-Head”) + 馬頭 (Mezu, “Horse-Head”). Compare Chinese 牛頭馬面／牛头马面 (niútóumǎmiàn, literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

zh-l

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the two guardians of hell


馬頭観音

ja-pos

馬(ば)頭(とう)観(かん)音(のん) • (Batō Kannon) ^(←ばとうくわんおん (Batoukwan'on)?)

馬頭観音 (canonical)
Batō Kannon (romanization)
Batoukwan'on (romanization)
ばとうくわんおん (hiragana historical)

[ba̠to̞ː kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

馬頭 (batō, “horse head”, calque of Sanskrit हयग्रीव (hayagrīva)) + 観音 (Kannon, “Guanyin”). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).

af

calque of Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">हयग्रीव</i> (hayagrīva)


数珠

数珠 (canonical)
数珠 (canonical)
juzu (romanization)
zuzu (romanization)

Literally, “counting pearls”, referring to their use in counting the number of chants recited of the Buddha's name (念仏 (nenbutsu)). (Though the beads are used for other purposes, such as simply holding them during prayer.)


現世

ja-noun

現(げん)世(せ) or 現(げん)世(ぜ) • (gense or genze)

現世 (canonical)
現世 (canonical)
gense (romanization)
genze (romanization)

現世主義

あれは兵器ではなく、地獄を現世に現すものです。

Are wa heiki de wa naku, jigoku o gense ni arawasu mono desu.

It was not a weapon, but a manifestation of hell on earth.

That was not a weapon, [it] was a thing that manifested hell into the current life.

(Buddhism) the current life, one of the 三世 (sanze, “three lives”), opposed to 前世 (zense, “previous life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)


白毫

白(びゃく)毫(ごう) • (byakugō) ^(←びゃくがう (byakugau)?)

白毫 (canonical)
byakugō (romanization)
byakugau (romanization)
びゃくがう (hiragana historical)

[bʲa̠kɯ̟ɡo̞ː]

眉間白毫

眉間白毫 みけんびゃくごう


三和

Compound of 三 (san, “three”) + 和 (wa, “union; sum; harmony”).

compound

(Buddhism) the harmony or union of the three elements of consciousness: one's 根 (kon, “power; faculties”, i.e. indriya, literally “root”), one's 境 (kyō, “perceptual range or scope”, i.e. viṣaya, literally “boundary”), and one's 識 (shiki, “awareness, consciousness”, i.e. vijñāna, literally “awareness”)


弥勒菩薩

弥勒菩薩 (canonical)
Miroku Bosatsu (romanization)

From 弥勒 (Miroku, “Maitreya”) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).


紫雲

(Buddhism) the purple clouds which Amida rides to greet dying adherents


真宗

(Buddhism) short for 浄土真宗 (Jōdo Shinshū, “Shin Buddhism, True Pure Land Buddhism”)


菩提子

Ficus religiosa
Ficus religiosa#Translingual

(Buddhism) seed of Ficus religiosa used to make prayer beads

天竺菩提樹

天竺菩提樹 テンジクボダイジュ


菩提

→ English: bodai

From Middle Chinese 菩提 (MC bu dej), a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi) or Pali bodhi.

(Buddhism) bodhi:
supreme enlightenment or wisdom

(Buddhism) bodhi:
(by extension) a Buddhist doctrine


無為

ja-adj

無(む)為(い) • (mui) ^(←むゐ (mwi)?)-na (adnominal 無(む)為(い)な (mui na), adverbial 無(む)為(い)に (mui ni))

無為 (canonical)
mui (romanization)
mwi (romanization)
無為な (adnominal)
無為に (adverbial)
無為だろ (imperfective stem)
むいだろ (imperfective stem)
mui daro (imperfective)
無為で (continuative stem)
むいで (continuative stem)
mui de (continuative)
無為だ (stem terminative)
むいだ (stem terminative)
mui da (terminative)
無為な (attributive stem)
むいな (attributive stem)
mui na (attributive)
無為なら (hypothetical stem)
むいなら (hypothetical stem)
mui nara (hypothetical)
無為であれ (imperative stem)
むいであれ (imperative stem)
mui de are (imperative)
無為ではない (informal negative)
無為じゃない (informal negative)
むいではない (informal negative)
むいじゃない (informal negative)
mui de wa nai (informal negative)
mui ja nai (informal negative)
無為だった (informal past)
むいだった (informal past)
mui datta (informal past)
無為ではなかった (informal negative past)
無為じゃなかった (informal negative past)
むいではなかった (informal negative past)
むいじゃなかった (informal negative past)
mui de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
mui ja nakatta (informal negative past)
無為です (formal)
むいです (formal)
mui desu (formal)
無為ではありません (formal negative)
無為じゃありません (formal negative)
むいではありません (formal negative)
むいじゃありません (formal negative)
mui de wa arimasen (formal negative)
mui ja arimasen (formal negative)
無為でした (formal past)
むいでした (formal past)
mui deshita (formal past)
無為ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
無為じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
むいではありませんでした (formal negative past)
むいじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
mui de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
mui ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
無為で (conjunctive)
むいで (conjunctive)
mui de (conjunctive)
無為なら（ば） (conditional)
むいなら（ば） (conditional)
mui nara (ba) (conditional)
無為だったら (conditional past)
むいだったら (conditional past)
mui dattara (conditional past)
無為だろう (volitional)
むいだろう (volitional)
mui darō (volitional)
無為に (adverbial)
むいに (adverbial)
mui ni (adverbial)
無為さ (noun-from-adj)
むいさ (noun-from-adj)
muisa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

無為

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

(Buddhism) of the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects)


無為

無為 (canonical)
mui (romanization)
mwi (romanization)
むゐ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects); nonaction


比丘尼

From Middle Chinese 比丘尼 (MC bjij|pjijX|bjijH|pjijH|bjit khjuw nrij). First attested in Japanese in the Nihon Shoki of 720.
Ultimately from Pali bhikkhunī (“Buddhist nun”), itself from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī, “Buddhist nun”).

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Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
ja:比丘尼

浮世比丘尼

浮世比丘尼 うきよびくに

勧進比丘尼

勧進比丘尼 かんじんびくに

熊野比丘尼

熊野比丘尼 くまのびくに

二人比丘尼

二人比丘尼 ににんびくに

八百比丘尼

八百比丘尼 はっぴゃくびくに

比丘尼足駄

比丘尼足駄 びくにあしだ

比丘尼御所

比丘尼御所 びくにごしょ

比丘尼雪駄

比丘尼雪駄 びくにせった


凡夫

Probably from Middle Chinese 凡夫 (MC bjom pju, literally “ordinary, common; worldly, mortal + man, person, fellow”).


娑婆

From Chinese 娑婆 (suōpó), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सह (saha)


正業

ja-noun

正(しょう)業(ごう) • (shōgō) ^(←しやうごふ (syaugofu)?)

正業 (canonical)
shōgō (romanization)
syaugofu (romanization)
しやうごふ (hiragana historical)


生老病死

生(しょう)老(ろう)病(びょう)死(し) • (shōrōbyōshi) ^(←しやうらうびやうし (syauraubyausi)?)

生老病死 (canonical)
shōrōbyōshi (romanization)
syauraubyausi (romanization)
しやうらうびやうし (hiragana historical)

[ɕo̞ːɾo̞ːbʲo̞ːɕi]

(Buddhism) the four kinds of suffering: birth, old age, disease and death


甘露

(Buddhism, figurative) (by extension) Buddha's teachings


禅宗

[d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨː]


施主

(Buddhism, Taoism, used by monks and priests, respectful) alms giver; benefactor; patron


有為

ja-adj

有(う)為(い) • (ui) ^(←うゐ (uwi)?)-na (adnominal 有(う)為(い)な (ui na), adverbial 有(う)為(い)に (ui ni))

有為 (canonical)
ui (romanization)
uwi (romanization)
有為な (adnominal)
有為に (adverbial)
有為だろ (imperfective stem)
ういだろ (imperfective stem)
ui daro (imperfective)
有為で (continuative stem)
ういで (continuative stem)
ui de (continuative)
有為だ (stem terminative)
ういだ (stem terminative)
ui da (terminative)
有為な (attributive stem)
ういな (attributive stem)
ui na (attributive)
有為なら (hypothetical stem)
ういなら (hypothetical stem)
ui nara (hypothetical)
有為であれ (imperative stem)
ういであれ (imperative stem)
ui de are (imperative)
有為ではない (informal negative)
有為じゃない (informal negative)
ういではない (informal negative)
ういじゃない (informal negative)
ui de wa nai (informal negative)
ui ja nai (informal negative)
有為だった (informal past)
ういだった (informal past)
ui datta (informal past)
有為ではなかった (informal negative past)
有為じゃなかった (informal negative past)
ういではなかった (informal negative past)
ういじゃなかった (informal negative past)
ui de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
ui ja nakatta (informal negative past)
有為です (formal)
ういです (formal)
ui desu (formal)
有為ではありません (formal negative)
有為じゃありません (formal negative)
ういではありません (formal negative)
ういじゃありません (formal negative)
ui de wa arimasen (formal negative)
ui ja arimasen (formal negative)
有為でした (formal past)
ういでした (formal past)
ui deshita (formal past)
有為ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
有為じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
ういではありませんでした (formal negative past)
ういじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
ui de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
ui ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
有為で (conjunctive)
ういで (conjunctive)
ui de (conjunctive)
有為なら（ば） (conditional)
ういなら（ば） (conditional)
ui nara (ba) (conditional)
有為だったら (conditional past)
ういだったら (conditional past)
ui dattara (conditional past)
有為だろう (volitional)
ういだろう (volitional)
ui darō (volitional)
有為に (adverbial)
ういに (adverbial)
ui ni (adverbial)
有為さ (noun-from-adj)
ういさ (noun-from-adj)
uisa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

有為

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

(Buddhism) impermanent due to being born of nidāna (causes and effects)


有為

有為 (canonical)
ui (romanization)
uwi (romanization)
うゐ (hiragana historical)

いろは歌
有為の奥山、今日越えて
ui no okuyama, kyō koete
The deep mountains of karma
We cross them today

(Buddhism) impermanent existences born of nidāna (causes and effects)


俗名

ja-noun

俗(ぞく)名(みょう) • (zokumyō) ^(←ぞくみやう (zokumyau)?)

俗名 (canonical)
zokumyō (romanization)
zokumyau (romanization)
ぞくみやう (hiragana historical)


釈迦

From Middle Chinese 釋迦 (MC syek kae), itself from Sanskrit शाक्य (Śākya).

(Buddhism) clipping of 釈迦牟尼 (Shakamuni): Sakyamuni


真言

From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC tsyin ngjon), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, “mantra”).


真言

(Buddhism) Short for 真言宗 (Shingon-shū): the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism


法眼

(Buddhism, historical) high priest; the second-highest rank of Buddhist priest in the Japanese court

(Buddhism, archaic) a title of respect for Buddhist monks, artists, or samurai


遠離

遠離 (canonical)
onri (romanization)
wonri (romanization)
をんり (hiragana historical)

From an earlier borrowing of Middle Chinese 遠離 (MC hjwonX ljeH).

(Buddhism) detachment from all kinds of klesha


有生

有生 (canonical)
ushō (romanization)
usyau (romanization)
うしやう (hiragana historical)


法名

法(ほう)名(みょう) • (hōmyō) ^(←ほふみやう (fofumyau)?)

法名 (canonical)
hōmyō (romanization)
fofumyau (romanization)
ほふみやう (hiragana historical)


弘法

弘法 (canonical)
guhō (romanization)
gufofu (romanization)
ぐほふ (hiragana historical)

/ɡupopu/ → /ɡuɸoɸu/ → /ɡuhoː/
From Middle Chinese 弘法 (MC hwong pjop).

(Buddhism) the propagation of Buddhist teachings


弘法

ja-verb-suru

弘(ぐ)法(ほう)する • (guhō suru) ^(←ぐほふ (gufofu)?)suru (stem 弘(ぐ)法(ほう)し (guhō shi), past 弘(ぐ)法(ほう)した (guhō shita))

弘法する (canonical)
guhō suru (romanization)
gufofu (romanization)
弘法し (stem)
弘法した (past)
弘法し
ぐほうし
guhō shi
弘法する
ぐほうする
guhō suru
弘法すれ
ぐほうすれ
guhō sure
弘法せよ (imperative literary)
弘法しろ (colloquial imperative)
ぐほうせよ (imperative literary)
ぐほうしろ (colloquial imperative)
guhō seyo (imperative literary)
guhō shiro (colloquial imperative)
弘法される (passive)
ぐほうされる (passive)
guhō sareru (passive)
弘法させる (causative)
弘法さす (causative)
ぐほうさせる (causative)
ぐほうさす (causative)
guhō saseru (causative)
guhō sasu (causative)
弘法できる (potential)
ぐほうできる (potential)
guhō dekiru (potential)
弘法しよう (volitional)
ぐほうしよう (volitional)
guhō shiyō (volitional)
弘法しない (negative)
ぐほうしない (negative)
guhō shinai (negative)
弘法せず (continuative negative)
ぐほうせず (continuative negative)
guhō sezu (continuative negative)
弘法します (formal)
ぐほうします (formal)
guhō shimasu (formal)
弘法した (perfective)
ぐほうした (perfective)
guhō shita (perfective)
弘法して (conjunctive)
ぐほうして (conjunctive)
guhō shite (conjunctive)
弘法すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ぐほうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
guhō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings


祖語

From Middle Chinese 祖語 (MC tsuX ngjoX, literally “ancestor + words, language”).

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(Buddhism) the words of the founder of a particular sect


菩提薩埵

菩提薩埵 (canonical)
bodai-satta (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 菩提薩埵 (MC bu dej sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).
Equivalent to 菩提 (bodai, “bodhi, enlightenment”) + 薩埵 (satta, “being”).

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…無智亦無得。以無所得故。菩提薩埵。依般若波羅蜜多故。心無罣礙。無罣礙故。無有恐怖。

7th century, Heart Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

…there is no knowledge and attainment because there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva rests in the wisdom that has been perfected. Because his heart is free of attachments, he has no fear.

…mu chi yaku mu toku, i mu shotoku ko. Bodai-satta, e hannya haramitta ko, shin mu keige, mu keige ko, mu u kufu.


真如

自性真如

自性真如 じしょうしんにょ

真如縁起

真如縁起 しんにょえんぎ

真如親王

真如親王 しんにょしんのう

随縁真如

随縁真如 ずいえんしんにょ

不変真如

不変真如 ふへんしんにょ


実性

ja-noun

実(じっ)性(しょう) • (jisshō) ^(←じっしやう (zissyau)?)

実性 (canonical)
jisshō (romanization)
zissyau (romanization)
じっしやう (hiragana historical)

円成実性

円成実性 えんじょうじっしょう


下機

(Buddhism) a lack of talent for Buddhist teachings


外法

外法 (canonical)
gehō (romanization)
gefofu (romanization)
げほふ (hiragana historical)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 外法 (MC ngwajH pjop). Literally "outer ways", in reference to the methods or principles of those outside of the Buddhist community. First cited in Japanese to roughly 1120.

外法頭

a skull used for divination and witchcraft

外法下駄

a type of geta popular in the early Edo period, with a footbed made of paulownia wood and teeth made of oak

外法箱

a box used by practitioner of tengu-related witchcraft to hold their paraphernalia

(Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings (from the perspective of Buddhist thought),


外道

外道 (canonical)
gedō (romanization)
gedau (romanization)
げだう (hiragana historical)

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Sangyō Gisho
ja:三経義疏
ja:外道

From Old Japanese. First cited to the 勝鬘経義疏 (Shōman Gyōgi-sho), part of the 三経義疏 (Sangyō Gisho) Buddhist text dated to 611. In turn, from Middle Chinese 外道 (MC ngwajH dawX). Literally "outside the path".


天邪鬼

天邪鬼 (canonical)
amanojaku (romanization)

Compound of 天(あま) (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 邪鬼(じゃき) (jaki, “vengeful spirit, cursing kami”).
The jaku reading for the 邪鬼 term is unusual, and the reason for this deviation from the expected jaki reading is unclear. One theory holds that the reading is a shift from 天探女 (ama no sagume), the name of a yōkai that appears in ancient Japanese tales and that seems to have been conflated with the Buddhist jaki, a malevolent demon that leads people astray from the path to enlightenment:
* /ama no saɡume/ → /amanozaku/ → /amanod͡ʑaku/
There is a cluster of phonologically similar forms listed in some sources, referring either to the Buddhist entity or the yōkai, consistent with the conflation theory:
* /amanod͡ʑaku/, /amanod͡ʑako/, /amanozaku/, /amanozako/, /amanɕaɡume/
The amanojaku reading appears to be the most common reading for the 天邪鬼 spelling.

ja-compound

(Buddhism) in Buddhist statuary, the small devil or demon being trampled under the feet of a 仁王 (Niō, “Deva king”) or one of the 四天王 (Shitennō, “four Deva warriors”)

(Buddhism) in Buddhist statuary, the devil or demon face on the breastplate of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa”)


悪食

ja-noun

悪(あく)食(じき) or 悪(あく)食(しょく) • (akujiki or akushoku)

悪食 (canonical)
悪食 (canonical)
akujiki (romanization)
akushoku (romanization)

[a̠kɯ̟ɕo̞kɯ̟]


悪食

ja-verb-suru

悪(あく)食(じき)する or 悪(あく)食(しょく)する • (akujiki suru or akushoku suru) suru (stem 悪(あく)食(じき)し (akujiki shi), past 悪(あく)食(じき)した (akujiki shita))

悪食する (canonical)
悪食する (canonical)
akujiki suru (romanization)
akushoku suru (romanization)
悪食し (stem)
悪食した (past)
悪食し
あくじきし
akujiki shi
悪食する
あくじきする
akujiki suru
悪食すれ
あくじきすれ
akujiki sure
悪食せよ (imperative literary)
悪食しろ (colloquial imperative)
あくじきせよ (imperative literary)
あくじきしろ (colloquial imperative)
akujiki seyo (imperative literary)
akujiki shiro (colloquial imperative)
悪食される (passive)
あくじきされる (passive)
akujiki sareru (passive)
悪食させる (causative)
悪食さす (causative)
あくじきさせる (causative)
あくじきさす (causative)
akujiki saseru (causative)
akujiki sasu (causative)
悪食できる (potential)
あくじきできる (potential)
akujiki dekiru (potential)
悪食しよう (volitional)
あくじきしよう (volitional)
akujiki shiyō (volitional)
悪食しない (negative)
あくじきしない (negative)
akujiki shinai (negative)
悪食せず (continuative negative)
あくじきせず (continuative negative)
akujiki sezu (continuative negative)
悪食します (formal)
あくじきします (formal)
akujiki shimasu (formal)
悪食した (perfective)
あくじきした (perfective)
akujiki shita (perfective)
悪食して (conjunctive)
あくじきして (conjunctive)
akujiki shite (conjunctive)
悪食すれば (conditional hypothetical)
あくじきすれば (conditional hypothetical)
akujiki sureba (conditional hypothetical)
悪食し
あくしょくし
akushoku shi
悪食する
あくしょくする
akushoku suru
悪食すれ
あくしょくすれ
akushoku sure
悪食せよ (imperative literary)
悪食しろ (colloquial imperative)
あくしょくせよ (imperative literary)
あくしょくしろ (colloquial imperative)
akushoku seyo (imperative literary)
akushoku shiro (colloquial imperative)
悪食される (passive)
あくしょくされる (passive)
akushoku sareru (passive)
悪食させる (causative)
悪食さす (causative)
あくしょくさせる (causative)
あくしょくさす (causative)
akushoku saseru (causative)
akushoku sasu (causative)
悪食できる (potential)
あくしょくできる (potential)
akushoku dekiru (potential)
悪食しよう (volitional)
あくしょくしよう (volitional)
akushoku shiyō (volitional)
悪食しない (negative)
あくしょくしない (negative)
akushoku shinai (negative)
悪食せず (continuative negative)
あくしょくせず (continuative negative)
akushoku sezu (continuative negative)
悪食します (formal)
あくしょくします (formal)
akushoku shimasu (formal)
悪食した (perfective)
あくしょくした (perfective)
akushoku shita (perfective)
悪食して (conjunctive)
あくしょくして (conjunctive)
akushoku shite (conjunctive)
悪食すれば (conditional hypothetical)
あくしょくすれば (conditional hypothetical)
akushoku sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[a̠kɯ̟ɕo̞kɯ̟]


シッダールタ

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha).

Hikaru Nakamura, “その89(はちじゅうきゅう) ママ友(とも)会(かい)in(イン)立(たち)川(かわ) [Chapter 89: Moms’ club in Tachikawa]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

あら シッダールタ 久しぶりね 息子よ


三世

(Buddhism) the "three lives", namely 前世 (zense, “previous life”), 現世 (gense, “current life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)


阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

ja-noun

阿%耨%多%羅%三%藐%三%菩%提

あ%のく%た%ら% さん%みゃく% さん%ぼ%だい

阿(あ)耨(のく)多(た)羅(ら)三(さん)藐(みゃく)三(さん)菩(ぼ)提(だい) • (anokutara sanmyaku sanbodai)

阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 (canonical)
anokutara sanmyaku sanbodai (romanization)

[a̠no̞kɯ̟ta̠ɾa̠ sã̠mʲːa̠kɯ̟ sã̠mbo̞da̠i]

Ultimately a transliteration from Sanskrit अनुत्तरा सम्यक् सम्बोधि (anuttarā samyak sambodhi, literally “highest perfect awakening”), via Middle Chinese 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 (MC 'a nowk ta la sam maewk sam bu dej), possibly through Pali anuttara sammā sambodhi.

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あのくたらさんみやくさんほたい

अनुत्तरा सम्यक् सम्बोधि

der

あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい

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阿耨多羅三藐三菩提の仏たちわが立つ杣に冥加あらせたまへ
anokutara sanmyaku sanbodai no hotoke-tachi waga tatsu soma ni myōga arasetamae
O supreme, perfect, and enlightened buddhas (i.e. beings of anuttarā samyak sambodhi), protect the wooded mountains where I stand!

1018, Wakan Rōeishū (book 2, poem 602 by Dengyō-daishi)

(Buddhism) the supreme perfect enlightenment


苾蒭

Re-reading, using the kan'on of 苾 and the kan'yōon of 蒭.


浄瑠璃

ja-noun

浄(じょう)瑠(る)璃(り) • (jōruri) ^(←じやうるり (zyaururi)?)

浄瑠璃 (canonical)
jōruri (romanization)
zyaururi (romanization)
じやうるり (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ːɾɯ̟ɾʲi]

The "narrative music" sense is derived from 浄瑠璃姫 (Jōruri-hime), the name of a rich man's daughter from 浄瑠璃物語 (Jōruri monogatari), expanded to mean a form of music based on the ballad drama.


開山

(Buddhism) foundation/establishment of a temple

(Buddhism) the monk who founded a temple


開山

ja-verb-suru

開(かい)山(さん)する • (kaisan suru) suru (stem 開(かい)山(さん)し (kaisan shi), past 開(かい)山(さん)した (kaisan shita))

開山する (canonical)
kaisan suru (romanization)
開山し (stem)
開山した (past)
開山し
かいさんし
kaisan shi
開山する
かいさんする
kaisan suru
開山すれ
かいさんすれ
kaisan sure
開山せよ (imperative literary)
開山しろ (colloquial imperative)
かいさんせよ (imperative literary)
かいさんしろ (colloquial imperative)
kaisan seyo (imperative literary)
kaisan shiro (colloquial imperative)
開山される (passive)
かいさんされる (passive)
kaisan sareru (passive)
開山させる (causative)
開山さす (causative)
かいさんさせる (causative)
かいさんさす (causative)
kaisan saseru (causative)
kaisan sasu (causative)
開山できる (potential)
かいさんできる (potential)
kaisan dekiru (potential)
開山しよう (volitional)
かいさんしよう (volitional)
kaisan shiyō (volitional)
開山しない (negative)
かいさんしない (negative)
kaisan shinai (negative)
開山せず (continuative negative)
かいさんせず (continuative negative)
kaisan sezu (continuative negative)
開山します (formal)
かいさんします (formal)
kaisan shimasu (formal)
開山した (perfective)
かいさんした (perfective)
kaisan shita (perfective)
開山して (conjunctive)
かいさんして (conjunctive)
kaisan shite (conjunctive)
開山すれば (conditional hypothetical)
かいさんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kaisan sureba (conditional hypothetical)


帰依

(Buddhism) refuge; believing in the teachings of the gods and Buddhas and high priests


帰依

帰(き)依(え)する • (kie suru) suru (stem 帰(き)依(え)し (kie shi), past 帰(き)依(え)した (kie shita))

帰依する (canonical)
kie suru (romanization)
帰依し (stem)
帰依した (past)
帰依し
きえし
kie shi
帰依する
きえする
kie suru
帰依すれ
きえすれ
kie sure
帰依せよ (imperative literary)
帰依しろ (colloquial imperative)
きえせよ (imperative literary)
きえしろ (colloquial imperative)
kie seyo (imperative literary)
kie shiro (colloquial imperative)
帰依される (passive)
きえされる (passive)
kie sareru (passive)
帰依させる (causative)
帰依さす (causative)
きえさせる (causative)
きえさす (causative)
kie saseru (causative)
kie sasu (causative)
帰依できる (potential)
きえできる (potential)
kie dekiru (potential)
帰依しよう (volitional)
きえしよう (volitional)
kie shiyō (volitional)
帰依しない (negative)
きえしない (negative)
kie shinai (negative)
帰依せず (continuative negative)
きえせず (continuative negative)
kie sezu (continuative negative)
帰依します (formal)
きえします (formal)
kie shimasu (formal)
帰依した (perfective)
きえした (perfective)
kie shita (perfective)
帰依して (conjunctive)
きえして (conjunctive)
kie shite (conjunctive)
帰依すれば (conditional hypothetical)
きえすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kie sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) to become a (devout) believer in Buddhism

(Buddhism) to take refuge in the Three Jewels


般若心経

ja-pos

^はんにゃ ^しんぎょう

般(はん)若(にゃ)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Shingyō) ^(←はんにやしんぎやう (Fannyasingyau)?)

般若心経 (canonical)
Hannya Shingyō (romanization)
Fannyasingyau (romanization)
はんにやしんぎやう (hiragana historical)

Short form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō).

観自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄。舎利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是...

Kanjizai Bosatsu, gyō jin hannya haramitta ji, shōken goun kai kū, do issai kuyaku. Sharishi, shiki fu i kū, kū fu i shiki. Shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki. Ju-sō-gyō-shiki yaku bu nyoze...

Avalokiteśvara, who helps all to awaken, moves in the deep course of realizing wisdom beyond wisdom, sees that all five streams of body, heart, and mind are without boundary, and frees all from anguish. O Sariputra, [who listens to the teachings of the Buddha], form is not separate from boundlessness; boundlessness is not separate from form. Form is boundlessness; boundlessness is form. Feelings, perceptions, inclinations, and discernment are also like this.

(Buddhism) the Heart Sutra, Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra:


同行二人

同(どう)行(ぎょう)二(に)人(にん) • (dōgyō ninin) ^(←どうぎやうににん (dougyauninin)?)

同行二人 (canonical)
dōgyō ninin (romanization)
dougyauninin (romanization)
どうぎやうににん (hiragana historical)

[do̞ːɡʲo̞ː ɲ̟iɲ̟ĩɴ]

Literally “two persons on the same journey”. That is, the pilgrim walks alongside 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi).

(Buddhism) a phrase written on walking sticks, hats, and other implements of pilgrims walking along the 四国巡礼 (Shikoku Junrei, “Shikoku pilgrimage”)


念彼観音力

ねんぴ ^かんのん りき

念(ねん)彼(ぴ)観(かん)音(のん)力(りき) • (nenpi Kannon riki) ^(←ねんぴくわんおんりき (nenpikwan'onriki)?)

念彼観音力 (canonical)
nenpi Kannon riki (romanization)
nenpikwan'onriki (romanization)
ねんぴくわんおんりき (hiragana historical)

From the gatha of the twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra; this same phrase is mentioned 13 times.


伽藍

(Buddhism) Short for 僧伽藍摩 (sōgaranma, “a Buddhist temple or monastery”).


千手観音

千(せん)手(じゅ)観(かん)音(のん) • (Senju Kannon) ^(←せんじゆくわんおん (Senzyukwan'on)?)

千手観音 (canonical)
Senju Kannon (romanization)
Senzyukwan'on (romanization)
せんじゆくわんおん (hiragana historical)

[sẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨ kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

千 (sen, “thousand”) + 手 (shu, “hand”) + 観音 (Kannon), calque of Sanskrit सहस्रभुजार्यावलोकितेश्वर (sahasrabhujāryāvalokiteśvara). The shu reading for 手 changes to ju as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).

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सहस्रभुजार्यावलोकितेश्वर

ja-renjō

(Buddhism) the Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva


蘇婆訶

Transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

(Buddhism, rare) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation


薩婆訶

ja-pos

薩婆訶(そわか) or 薩婆訶(ソワカ) • (sowaka) ^(←そはか (sofaka) or ソハカ (sofaka)?)

薩婆訶 (canonical)
薩婆訶 (canonical)
sowaka (romanization)
sofaka (romanization)
そはか (hiragana historical)
ソハカ (hiragana historical)

/sopaka/ → /soɸaka/ → /sowaka/
From Middle Chinese 薩婆訶 (MC sat ba xa), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

(Buddhism) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation

羯諦羯諦波羅羯諦波羅僧羯諦菩提薩婆訶

gyatei gyatei haragyatei harasōgyatei boji sowaka


南無妙法蓮華経

^なむ ^みょうほう ^れんげ ^きょう

^なむ ^めうほふ ^れんげ ^きやう

南(な)無(む)妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) • (Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) ^(←なむめうほふれんげきやう (Namu Meufofu Renge Kyau)?)

南無妙法蓮華経 (canonical)
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō (romanization)
Namu Meufofu Renge Kyau (romanization)
なむめうほふれんげきやう (hiragana historical)

From 南無 (namu, Buddhist salutation or expression of faith) + 妙法蓮華経 (Myōhō Renge Kyō, “Lotus Sutra”).

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(Buddhism) a mantra commonly chanted in the Nichiren school of Buddhism, praising the Lotus Sutra


唵蘇羅薩縛帝曳娑婆訶

ja-pos

^おん ^そらそばてい えい そわか

唵(おん)蘇(そ)羅(ら)薩(そ)縛(ば)帝(てい)曳(えい)娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) • (On Sorasobatei ei sowaka)

唵蘇羅薩縛帝曳娑婆訶 (canonical)
On Sorasobatei ei sowaka (romanization)

唵‧蘇羅薩縛帝‧曳‧娑婆訶

唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 蘇(そ)羅(ら)薩(そ)縛(ば)帝(てい) (Sorasobatei, “Saraswati”) + 曳(えい) (ei, transcription of Sanskrit "aym") + 娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka, “svāhā”) , compare om aim Saraswatyai namah.


唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶

ja-pos

おん かかか びさんまえい そわか

オン カカカ ビサンマエイ ソワカ

唵(おん)訶(か)訶(か)訶(か)尾(び)娑(さん)摩(ま)曳(えい)娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) or 唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶(オンカカカビサンマエイソワカ) • (on kakaka bisanmaei sowaka)

唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶 (canonical)
唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶 (canonical)
on kakaka bisanmaei sowaka (romanization)

[o̞ŋ ka̠ka̠ka̠ bʲisã̠mːa̠e̞ː so̞β̞a̠ka̠]

唵‧訶‧訶‧訶‧尾娑摩曳‧娑婆訶

From Sanskrit ॐ हहह विस्मये स्वाहा (oṃ hahaha vismaye svāhā): 唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 訶(か)訶(か)訶(か) (kakaka, onomatopoeia for laughter) + 尾(び)娑(さん)摩(ま)曳(えい) (bisanmaei, transcription of "vismaye") + 娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka, “svāhā”).

der

おんかかかびさんまえいそわか

ja-compound

(Buddhism) An esoteric Buddhist mantra (Om! Ha ha ha! O wondrous one, svāhā!).


オンアラハシャノウ

ja-pos

オンアラハシャノウ or おんあらはしゃのう • (on'arahashanō) ^(←オンアラハシヤナウ (on'arafasyanau)?)

オンアラハシャノウ (canonical)
おんあらはしゃのう (canonical)
on'arahashanō (romanization)
on'arafasyanau (romanization)
オンアラハシヤナウ (historical katakana)

[o̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾa̠ha̠ɕa̠no̞ː]

オン‧ア‧ラ‧ハ‧シャ‧ノウ

/on a ra pa sa nau/ → /on a ra ɸa sya nau/ → /on a ra ha ɕa noː/
From Sanskrit ॐ अरपचन धीः (oṃ arapacana dhīḥ): 唵(オン) (on, “oṃ”) + アラハシャノウ (arahashanō, “arapacana”, a Buddhist mnemonic of the Sanskrit alphabet).

ja-compound

(Buddhism, chiefly Shingon) An esoteric Buddhist mantra, directed to Monju Bosatsu (Mañjuśrī bodhisattva)


オンマイタレイヤソワカ

ja-pos

おん まいたれいや そわか

オンマイタレイヤソワカ or おんまいたれいやそわか • (onmaitareiyasowaka) ^(←オンマイタレイヤソハカ (onmaitareiyasofaka)?)

オンマイタレイヤソワカ (canonical)
おんまいたれいやそわか (canonical)
onmaitareiyasowaka (romanization)
onmaitareiyasofaka (romanization)
オンマイタレイヤソハカ (historical katakana)

オン‧マイタレイヤ‧ソワカ

From Sanskrit ॐ मैत्रेय स्वाहा (oṃ maitreya svāhā): 唵(オン) (on, “oṃ”) + マイタレイヤ (maitareiya, “Maitreya”, literally “compassionate one”) + ソワカ (sowaka, “svāhā”).

bor

ॐ मैत्रेय स्वाहा

ja-compound

(Buddhism, chiefly Shingon) An esoteric Buddhist mantra, directed to Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya bodhisattva)


瓔珞

ja-noun

瓔(よう)珞(らく) • (yōraku) ^(←やうらく (yauraku)?)

瓔珞 (canonical)
yōraku (romanization)
yauraku (romanization)
やうらく (hiragana historical)

[jo̞ːɾa̠kɯ̟]

(Buddhism) Jade or pearl necklace, used to decorate statues and shrines.


心経

ja-pos

心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Shingyō) ^(←しんぎやう (Singyau)?)

心経 (canonical)
Shingyō (romanization)
Singyau (romanization)
しんぎやう (hiragana historical)

Shorter form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō).

(Buddhism) Short for 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra (Sutra of the Heart of Prajnaparamita)


般若波羅蜜多心経

はんにゃ はらみった しんぎょう

^はんにや ^はらみつた ^しんぎやう

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ^(←はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (Fannya Faramituta Singyau)?)

般%若%波%羅%蜜%多%心%経

はん%にゃ% は%ら%み%た% しん%ぎょう

^はんにゃ ^はらみた ^しんぎょう

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramita Shingyō) ^(←はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう (Fannya Faramita Singyou)?)

般若波羅蜜多心経 • ^ (canonical)
般若波羅蜜多心経 (canonical)
Hannya Haramitta Shingyō (romanization)
Fannya Faramituta Singyau (romanization)
Hannya Haramita Shingyō (romanization)
Fannya Faramita Singyou (romanization)
はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (hiragana historical)
はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜多心經 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit ta sim keng), itself a calque of Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र (Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sūtra).
From 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た) (hannya haramitta, “Perfection of Wisdom”) + 心(しん) (shin, “heart”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

der

はんにやはらみつたしんきよう

calque

प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र

ja-compound

はん%にゃ% は%ら%みっ%た

(Buddhism) the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra


四大天王

ja-noun

四(し)大(だい)天(てん)王(のう) • (shi daitennō) ^(←しだいてんわう (sidaiten'wau)?)

四大天王 (canonical)
shi daitennō (romanization)
sidaiten'wau (romanization)
しだいてんわう (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit चतुर्महाराज (caturmahārāja, literally “four great kings”).

calque

(Buddhism) Synonym of 四天王 (shitennō): the Four Heavenly Kings


南無

Transliteration of Sanskrit नमो (namo), from Sanskrit नमस् (námas, literally “a bow”), possibly via Middle Chinese 南無 (MC nom mju).
Compare Mandarin 南無 /南无 (námó).

der

(Buddhism) Used in Buddhist salutations or expressions of faith: to salute; to homage or to take refuge (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva).


南無

Likely a borrowing from Mandarin 南無 /南无 (námó).


摩訶

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kūkai
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra
ja:大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経
ja:弘法大師

From Middle Chinese 摩訶 (MC ma xa), in turn a borrowing from Sanskrit महा (mahā), itself the combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”).
First cited in Japanese to the 824 Buddhist text 大日経開題 (Dainichikyō Kaidai), a commentary written by 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi, also known as Kūkai) on the 大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経 (Dai Birushana Jōbutsu Jinben Kaji Kyō, “Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra”).

(Buddhism) something great, something excellent (used as an epithet with regard to people or things)


摩訶

摩訶 (canonical)
摩訶 (canonical)
maka- (romanization)

(Buddhism) great, excellent (used as an epithet on the names of people or things)


無始

(Buddhism) the eternal without beginning; that which has always existed


摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経

ja-pos

まか はんにゃ はらみった しんぎょう

まかはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう

摩(ま)訶(か)般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ^(←まかはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (Makafannyafaramitutasingyau)?)

摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経 (canonical)
Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō (romanization)
Makafannyafaramitutasingyau (romanization)
まかはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (hiragana historical)

From 摩訶(まか) (maka, itself from Sanskrit महा (mahā), “great”) + 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō, “Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra”).

ja-compound

般%若 波%羅%蜜%多 心%経

^はん%にゃ ^は%ら%みっ%た ^しん%ぎょう

itself from Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">महा</i> (mahā), “great”

(Buddhism) Synonym of 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra


罪業

ja-noun

罪(ざい)業(ごう) • (zaigō) ^(←ざいごふ (zaigofu)?)

罪業 (canonical)
zaigō (romanization)
zaigofu (romanization)
ざいごふ (hiragana historical)


観自在

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい) • (kanjizai) ^(←くわんじざい (kwanzizai)?)

観自在 (canonical)
kanjizai (romanization)
kwanzizai (romanization)
くわんじざい (hiragana historical)

From a translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara) in the Heart Sutra, rooted in Middle Chinese.
In the present form, 観 (kan, “see, observe”, from अवलोकित (avalokita), "beholding") + 自在 (jizai, from ईश्वर (īśvara), "supreme being").
Compare 観世音 (Kanzeon).

der

अवलोकितेश्वर

(Buddhism) that is able to see everything at will


観自在

ja-pos

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい) • (Kanjizai) ^(←くわんじざい (Kwanzizai)?)

観自在 (canonical)
Kanjizai (romanization)
Kwanzizai (romanization)
くわんじざい (hiragana historical)

der

अवलोकितेश्वर

観自在菩薩 観自在菩薩#Japanese

(Buddhism) Short for 観自在菩薩 (Kanjizai Bosatsu, “Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva”).


三藐三菩提

ja-noun

三(さん)藐(みゃく)三(さん)菩(ぼ)提(だい) • (sanmyaku sanbodai)

三藐三菩提 (canonical)
sanmyaku sanbodai (romanization)

Ultimately from Sanskrit सम्यक् सम्बोधि (samyak sambodhi, “complete enlightenment”), via Middle Chinese 三藐三菩提 (MC sam maewk sam bu dej).

der

सम्यक् सम्बोधि


卒塔婆

ja-noun

卒(そ)塔(とう)婆(ば) • (sotōba) ^(←そたふば (sotafuba)?)

卒塔婆 (canonical)
sotōba (romanization)
sotafuba (romanization)
そたふば (hiragana historical)

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Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru

From Middle Chinese 卒塔婆 (MC tswit|tshwot|tswot thap ba), in turn a transliteration of Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa, “heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit”).
The length of the medial /-o-/ vowel has apparently varied somewhat over time. First cited to a text from 850, with the spelling 窣堵婆 (sotoba?). The short-"o" reading sotoba appears to be more common in modern usage.

der

(Buddhism) stupa (structure housing Buddhist relics), dagoba


卒塔婆

Possibly a sound shift from sotōba. Then again, the length of the medial /-o-/ vowel has apparently varied somewhat over time. First cited to a text from 850, with the spelling 窣堵婆 (sotoba?). The short-"o" reading sotoba appears to be more common in modern usage.


光明真言

ja-pos

光(こう)明(みょう)真(しん)言(ごん) • (Kōmyō Shingon) ^(←くわうみやうしんごん (Kwaumyausingon)?)

光明真言 (canonical)
Kōmyō Shingon (romanization)
Kwaumyausingon (romanization)
くわうみやうしんごん (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːmʲo̞ː ɕĩŋɡõ̞ɴ]

Compound of 光明 (kōmyō, “light”) + 真言 (shingon, “mantra”).

com

唵阿謨伽尾盧左曩摩訶母捺囉麽抳鉢納麽入嚩攞鉢囉韈哆野吽

on abokya beiroshanō makabodara mani handoma jinbara harabaritaya un

oṃ amogha vairocana mahāmudra maṇi padma jvāla pravarttaya hūṃ

(Buddhism) an esoteric Buddhist mantra directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahāvairocana tathāgata”)


堪能

(Buddhism, dated) patience, perseverance


舎利弗

舎利弗 (canonical)
Sharihotsu (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 舍利弗 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH pjut), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra).

(Buddhism) Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha


舎利子

From Middle Chinese 舍利子 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH tsiX).
Literally “Śāri's son”, or erroneously, “Master Śāri”.

舎利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是。舎利子。是諸法空相。不生不滅。不垢不浄。不増不減。

7th century, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

“Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness; emptiness no other than form[,] form is exactly emptiness; emptiness exactly form. The same is true of feelings, perceptions, impulses, consciousness. Shariputra, all things are marked by emptiness: not born, not destroyed, not tainted, not pure, without gain, without loss.”

Sharishi, shiki fu i kū, kū fu i shiki, shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki. Ju sō gyō shiki, yaku bu nyoze. Sharishi, ze shohō kūsō, fu shō fu metsu, fu ku fu jō, fu zō fu gen.

(Buddhism) Synonym of 舎利弗 (Sharihotsu): Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha


天眼通

ja-noun

天(てん)眼(げん)通(つう) or 天(てん)眼(がん)通(つう) • (tengentsū or tengantsū)

天眼通 (canonical)
天眼通 (canonical)
tengentsū (romanization)
tengantsū (romanization)

[tẽ̞ŋɡã̠nt͡sɨː]

[tẽ̞ŋɡẽ̞nt͡sɨː]

From 天眼(てんげん) (tengen, “heavenly eye”) + 通(つう) (tsū, “power”).

ja-compound

(Buddhism) clairvoyance, one of the 六神通 (rokujinzū, “six abhijñā (“higher power”)”)


薩埵

From Middle Chinese 薩埵 (MC sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva, “being, existence”) or Pali satta (“being”).

bor

(Buddhism) sentient beings, all living things; by extension, the world

(Buddhism) Short for 菩提薩埵 (bodai-satta): bodhisattva


薩埵

(Buddhism) Short for 菩薩王子 (Satta-ōji): name of a past reincarnation of the Gautama Buddha

菩薩王子

(Buddhism) Short for 金剛菩薩 (Kongōsatta): Vajrasattva


罣礙

ja-noun

罣(け)礙(げ) or 罣礙(けいげ) or 罣礙(けいげい) • (kege or keige or keigei)

罣礙 (canonical)
罣礙 (canonical)
罣礙 (canonical)
kege (romanization)
keige (romanization)
keigei (romanization)
けいげい (hiragana)

From Middle Chinese 掛礙 (MC kweaH ngojH), translation of Sanskrit आवरण (āvaraṇa, “covering; hiding; obscuring; obstructing”) or चित्तावरण (cittāvaraṇa, literally “thought-covering”).
Due to varying speeds of chanting sutras, particularly the Heart Sutra where this term is attested, the ke or both ke and ge may be long-pronounced, as seen in the alternative readings.

der

(Buddhism) a hindrance, obstacle, obstruction


般若波羅蜜

ja-noun

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みつ) • (hannya haramitsu)

般若波羅蜜 (canonical)
hannya haramitsu (romanization)

[hã̠ɲ̟ːa̠ ha̠ɾa̠mʲit͡sɨ]

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit), itself being Kumārajīva's transliteration of Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā); equivalent to 般若 (hannya, “wisdom”) + 波羅蜜 (haramitsu, “completeness, perfection”).
Compare 般若波羅蜜多 (hannya haramitta), Xuanzang's later transliteration of the same Buddhist term.

bor

प्रज्ञापारमिता

(Buddhism) prajnaparamita (perfection of wisdom, one of the six or ten transcendental virtues in Mahayana Buddhism)


妙法蓮華経

ja-pos

みょうほう れんげ きょう

^めうほふ ^れんげ ^きやう

妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) • (Myōhō Renge Kyō) ^(←めうほふれんげきやう (Meufofu Renge Kyau)?)

妙法蓮華経 (canonical)
Myōhō Renge Kyō (romanization)
Meufofu Renge Kyau (romanization)
めうほふれんげきやう (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra).
Equivalent to a compound of 妙法 (myōhō, “teachings of the Buddha”, literally “wondrous law”) + 蓮華 (renge, “lotus flower”) + 経 (kyō, “sutra”).

calque

सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र

com

(Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra of the Supreme Dharma


讃仏偈

讃仏偈 (canonical)
Sanbutsu-ge (romanization)

[sã̠mbɯ̟t͡sɨɡe̞]

From 讃仏 (sanbutsu, “praising the Buddha”) + 偈 (ge, “gatha”).

光顔巍巍 威神無極 如是焰明 無与等者 日月摩尼 殊光焰耀 皆悉隠蔽 猶若聚墨 [...]

kō gen gigi, i jin mugoku, nyoze en myō, mu yo tō sha, nichigatsu mani, shu kō en-nyō, kai shitsu onpei, yū nyaku ju moku...

(Buddhism) a poetic verse praising the Buddha found in the Infinite Life Sutra:


色即是空

ja-pos

色(しき)即(そく)是(ぜ)空(くう) • (shiki soku ze kū)

色即是空 (canonical)
shiki soku ze kū (romanization)

From the 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō, “Heart Sutra”).
From Middle Chinese 色即是空 (MC srik tsik dzyeX khuwng), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit यद् रूपं सा शून्यता (yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā, literally “form is indeed emptiness”).

der

यद् रूपं सा शून्यता

(Buddhism) the fundamental doctrine that all things in this world that have a connection or reason has no intrinsic essence


空即是色

ja-pos

空(くう)即(そく)是(ぜ)色(しき) • (kū soku ze shiki)

空即是色 (canonical)
kū soku ze shiki (romanization)

Attested in the Heart Sutra.
From Middle Chinese 空即是色 (MC khuwng tsik dzyeX srik), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit या शून्यता तद् रूपम् (yā śūnyatā tad rūpam, literally “emptiness is only form”).

der

या शून्यता तद् रूपम्

(Buddhism) fundamental doctrine that all things in this world are empty in essence, and through that existence, all phenomenon is real in form


夜摩

Transliteration of Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of 閻魔 (Enma).

千代 空の、空の、大空の、夜摩の国といふところに、ぢぢ様も、父様も、また死んだ其方の妹も

1909, Kinoshita Mokutaro, “Nanban ji monzen” (On the front of the Christian church)

A thousand years, the sky, the sky, the big sky, in the realm of Yama, dear Grandfather, and Father, and Sister who died and passed that way

Sendai sora no, sora no, ōzora no, Yama no kuni to ifu tokoro ni, jijisama mo, chichisama mo, mata shinda sonata no imo mo

(Buddhism) Short for 夜摩天 (Yamaten): Yama, the Buddhist ruler of 奈落 (Naraku, “Naraka, hell”)


ストゥーパ

ja-noun

ストゥーパ • (sutūpa)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa). Doublet of classical 卒塔婆(そとうば) (sotōba).


大宝

(Buddhism, figurative) Mahayana Buddhist law

(Buddhism, figurative) homa-mandala, a fire altar used in esoteric ritual


阿鼻地獄

阿鼻地獄 (canonical)
abijigoku (romanization)

(Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest level of the “hell” realm)


ニルバーナ

[ɲ̟iɾɯ̟ba̠ːna̠]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).


如意宝珠

如意宝珠 (canonical)
Nyoi Hōju (romanization)

[ɲ̟o̞i ho̞ːʑɨ]

Translation of Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintāmaṇi).
From 如意 (nyoi, “as one's wishes”) + 宝珠 (hōju, “gem, jewel”).

com

(Buddhism, Hinduism) the Cintamani stone, a wish-fulfilling jewel


唵阿毘羅吽欠

ja-pos

おん あ-び-ら-うん-けん

唵(おん)阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん) • (on a-bi-ra-un-ken)

唵阿毘羅吽欠 (canonical)
on a-bi-ra-un-ken (romanization)

[o̞ɰ̃ a̠bʲiɾa̠ɯ̟̃ŋkẽ̞ɴ]

Transliteration of Sanskrit ॐ अविरहूम्खम् (oṃ avirahūmkham).
Equivalent to a phrase compound of 唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 阿毘羅吽欠(あびらうんけん) (a-bi-ra-un-ken, “a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ”).

bor

ॐ अविरहूम्खम्

ja-compound

(Buddhism) oṃ a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ: an incantation directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahavairocana”)


阿毘羅吽欠

ja-pos

阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん) • (a-bi-ra-un-ken)

阿毘羅吽欠 (canonical)
a-bi-ra-un-ken (romanization)

Transliteration of Sanskrit अविरहूम्खम् (avirahūmkham).

(Buddhism) a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ: a mantra or incantation directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahavairocana”), the five syllables representing the five elements in Japanese philosophy


究竟涅槃

ja-noun

究(く)竟(きょう)涅(ね)槃(はん) • (kukyō nehan) ^(←くきやうねはん (kukyau nefan)?)

究竟涅槃 (canonical)
kukyō nehan (romanization)
kukyau nefan (romanization)
くきやうねはん (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 究竟涅槃 (MC kjuwH kjaengH net ban), itself a translation of Sanskrit निष्ठा निर्वाण (niṣṭhā nirvāṇa).
Equivalent to 究竟 (kukyō, “excellent, ideal”) + 涅槃 (nehan, “nirvana”).

der

निष्ठा निर्वाण


礼拝堂

ja-noun

礼(らい)拝(はい)堂(どう) • (raihaidō) ^(←らいはいだう (raifaidau)?)

礼拝堂 (canonical)
raihaidō (romanization)
raifaidau (romanization)
らいはいだう (hiragana historical)


魔尼

(Buddhism) Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel


お釈迦

御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 釈迦 (Shaka, “Sakyamuni; Gautama Buddha”)


火宅

ja-noun

火(か)宅(たく) • (kataku) ^(←くわたく (kwataku)?)

火宅 (canonical)
kataku (romanization)
kwataku (romanization)
くわたく (hiragana historical)

火宅無常

火宅無常 かたくむじょう


苦行

苦行 (canonical)
kugyō (romanization)
kugyau (romanization)
くぎやう (hiragana historical)


苦行

ja-verb-suru

苦(く)行(ぎょう)する • (kugyō suru) ^(←くぎやう (kugyau)?)suru (stem 苦(く)行(ぎょう)し (kugyō shi), past 苦(く)行(ぎょう)した (kugyō shita))

苦行する (canonical)
kugyō suru (romanization)
kugyau (romanization)
苦行し (stem)
苦行した (past)
苦行し
くぎょうし
kugyō shi
苦行する
くぎょうする
kugyō suru
苦行すれ
くぎょうすれ
kugyō sure
苦行せよ (imperative literary)
苦行しろ (colloquial imperative)
くぎょうせよ (imperative literary)
くぎょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
kugyō seyo (imperative literary)
kugyō shiro (colloquial imperative)
苦行される (passive)
くぎょうされる (passive)
kugyō sareru (passive)
苦行させる (causative)
苦行さす (causative)
くぎょうさせる (causative)
くぎょうさす (causative)
kugyō saseru (causative)
kugyō sasu (causative)
苦行できる (potential)
くぎょうできる (potential)
kugyō dekiru (potential)
苦行しよう (volitional)
くぎょうしよう (volitional)
kugyō shiyō (volitional)
苦行しない (negative)
くぎょうしない (negative)
kugyō shinai (negative)
苦行せず (continuative negative)
くぎょうせず (continuative negative)
kugyō sezu (continuative negative)
苦行します (formal)
くぎょうします (formal)
kugyō shimasu (formal)
苦行した (perfective)
くぎょうした (perfective)
kugyō shita (perfective)
苦行して (conjunctive)
くぎょうして (conjunctive)
kugyō shite (conjunctive)
苦行すれば (conditional hypothetical)
くぎょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kugyō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


不可説不可説転

ja-noun

不(ふ)可(か)説(せつ)不(ふ)可(か)説(せつ)転(てん) • (fukasetsu fukasetsuten)

不可説不可説転 (canonical)
fukasetsu fukasetsuten (romanization)


般涅槃

般涅槃 (canonical)
hatsunehan (romanization)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 般涅槃 (MC paen net ban), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit परिनिर्वाण (parinirvāṇa) or Pali parinibbāna.
First cited in roughly 1120.

Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru


大乗仏教

ja-pos

大(だい)乗(じょう)仏(ぶっ)教(きょう) • (Daijō Bukkyō) ^(←だいじようぶつけう (Daizyoubutukeu)?)

大乗仏教 (canonical)
Daijō Bukkyō (romanization)
Daizyoubutukeu (romanization)
だいじようぶつけう (hiragana historical)

[da̠iʑo̞ː bɯ̟k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

From 大乗 (Daijō, “Mahayana”) + 仏教 (Bukkyō, “Buddhism”), from Chinese 大乘佛教 (Dàchéng Fójiào), from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).


金剛般若波羅蜜多経

ja-pos

^こんごう ^はんにゃ ^はらみた-きょう

^こんがう ^はんにや ^はらみた-きやう

金(こん)剛(ごう)般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た)経(きょう) • (Kongō Hannya Haramita-kyō) ^(←こんがうはんにやはらみたきやう (Kongau Fannya Faramita-kyau)?)

金剛般若波羅蜜多経 (canonical)
Kongō Hannya Haramita-kyō (romanization)
Kongau Fannya Faramita-kyau (romanization)
こんがうはんにやはらみたきやう (hiragana historical)

Partial calque of Sanskrit वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra).
Equivalent to 金(こん)剛(ごう) (kongō, “vajra → diamond”) + 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た) (hannya haramita, “perfection of wisdom (prajnaparamita)”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

partial calque

वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र

ja-compound

はん%にゃ は%ら%み%た

(Buddhism) the Diamond-cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra


普賢菩薩

普賢菩薩 (canonical)
Fugen Bosatsu (romanization)

From 普 (fu, “universal, wide”) + 賢 (ken, “clever, wise, worthy”) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).
Fugen is a calque of Sanskrit समन्तभद्र (samantabhadra, literally “universally worthy”).

calque

(Buddhism) Samantabhadra, the bodhisattva of meditation

文殊菩薩

文殊菩薩 もんじゅぼさつ


補陀落

[ɸɯ̟da̠ɾa̠kɯ̟]

der

Chinese 補陀洛伽 /补陀洛伽


破邪顕正

破邪顕正 (canonical)
hajakenshō (romanization)

[ha̠ʑa̠kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典
w:ja:ブリタニカ国際大百科事典

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉

(Buddhism) To reveal heretical views and teachings, and to demonstrate the correct views, practices and teachings of Buddhism.


方相

方相 (canonical)
hōsō (romanization)
fausau (romanization)
はうさう (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) directional barriers placed to set a place for Buddhist training apart from the outside world


法相

ja-noun

法(ほっ)相(そう) • (hossō) ^(←ほつさう (fotusau)?)

法相 (canonical)
hossō (romanization)
fotusau (romanization)
ほつさう (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) the true reality underlying existence


法相

法相 (canonical)
hōsō (romanization)
fofusau (romanization)
ほふさう (hiragana historical)

Alternative form of 法相 (ほっそう, hossō):
the true reality underlying existence


四有

(Buddhism) the four stages of existence: 生有(しょうう) (shōu, “moment of birth”), 本有(ほんぬ) (honnu, “life”), 死有(しう) (shiu, “moment of death”), and 中有(ちゅうう) (chūu, “state between death and the next reincarnation”)


死有

(Buddhism) moment of death, one of 四有(しう) (shiu, “the four stages of existence”)


末法

末法思想

pessimism at the thought of the age of decadence

(Buddhism) the age of decadence, the last days of the Law of Buddhism


角隠し

角隠し (canonical)
tsuno kakushi (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Edo period
Heian period
Tsunokakushi
ja:松村明
ja:角隠し

By surface analysis, 角 (tsuno, “horn”) + 隠し (kakushi, “hiding; hider”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide something”).). Appears in texts from the early 1800s.
This derivation is listed in some sources as a reference to hiding a bride's "horns" of anger, jealousy, or other negative qualities, in order to present a more virtuous image for the wedding. However, this interpretation might be a folk etymology resulting from a shift in the reading and meaning.
This specific headdress is described as arising in the Edo period as something worn by women when visiting a Buddhist temple. In certain Buddhist sects, women visitors to temples were required to cover their hairlines in front, also known as the 角 (sumi, literally “corner”; the hairline sense possibly in reference to a widow's peak, or in reference to the top "edge" or "corners" of the forehead), the same portion of the hairline that was traditionally shaved off in men's fashions. The headdress may have been known originally as a 角隠し (sumi kakushi, literally “front-hairline hider”).
Such a shift may have been facilitated by the existence of partial synonym 角帽子 (tsuno bōshi, literally “horn hat”, also read as sumi bōshi in different contexts), originally referring to a different kind of headdress used since at least the Heian period of 794–1185. This consisted of a triangular piece of material with one corner pointing straight up from the wearer's forehead, and 角 (tsuno, “horn”) referred to the peak of the triangle.

surf

(Buddhism, historical) a specific kind of headdress worn by practitioners of 浄土真宗 (Jōdo Shinshū, “True Pure Land Buddhism”), of a similar boat shape as the modern bridal headdress, but originally made of black silk


金剛杖

ja-noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(づえ) • (kongōzue) ^(←こんがうづゑ (kongaudwe)?)

金剛杖 (canonical)
kongōzue (romanization)
kongaudwe (romanization)
こんがうづゑ (hiragana historical)

[kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːzɨe̞]

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) + 杖 (tsue, “walking stick”).

com

(Buddhism) a square- or octagonal-sided walking stick used by practitioners of 修験道 (Shugendō) or pilgrims

(Buddhism) a vajra (ritual club) possessed by a yaksha


金剛杖

ja-noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(じょう) • (kongōjō) ^(←こんがうぢやう (kongaudyau)?)

金剛杖 (canonical)
kongōjō (romanization)
kongaudyau (romanization)
こんがうぢやう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) + 杖 (jō, “walking stick”).

com

(Buddhism) Same as こんごうづえ (kongōzue) above


観自在菩薩

ja-pos

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Kanjizai Bosatsu)

観自在菩薩 (canonical)
Kanjizai Bosatsu (romanization)

From 観自在 (kanjizai, literally, “observer of self at rest” or “lord of perception”) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

com

観自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄...
Kanjizai Bosatsu, gyō jin hannya haramitta ji, shōken goun kai kū, do issai kuyaku...
When the Perceiving Lord (Avalokiteśvara) bodhisattva went into the state of the perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā), the five aggregates stood empty, transcending all suffering.

7th century CE, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

観世音菩薩 観世音菩薩#Japanese

観世音菩薩

(Buddhism) Synonym of 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva


観世音菩薩

ja-pos

^くわんぜおん ^ぼさつ

観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Kanzeon Bosatsu) ^(←くわんぜおんぼさつ (Kwanzeon Bosatu)?)

観世音菩薩 (canonical)
Kanzeon Bosatsu (romanization)
Kwanzeon Bosatu (romanization)
くわんぜおんぼさつ (hiragana historical)

From 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

com

妙法蓮華経観世音菩薩普門品第二十五

Myōhō Renge Kyō Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon Dai-nijūgo

Lotus Sutra chapter 25: the Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

(Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion


吉祥天

吉祥天 (canonical)
Kichijōten (romanization)

[kʲit͡ɕiʑo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

Daijirin Daijisen Kisshōten ja:吉祥天 ja:松村明

From Middle Chinese 吉祥天 (MC kjit zjang then), possibly as a shortening of 吉祥天女 (MC kjit zjang then nrjoX), a translation of Sanskrit श्रीमहादेवी (śrīmahādevī, literally “great goddess of wealth and prosperity”).
Analyzable as a compound of 吉祥 (kichijō, “auspicious sign, good omen”) + 天 (ten, “heavens”).

compound

(Buddhism, Hinduism) the Japanese Buddhist depiction of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity


吉祥天

吉祥天 (canonical)
Kisshōten (romanization)

[kʲiɕːo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

Compound of 吉祥 (kisshō, “auspicious sign, good omen”) + 天 (ten, “heavens”).


大我

(Buddhism) an enlightened person; one who transcends ego


小我

小我 (canonical)
shōga (romanization)
seuga (romanization)
せうが (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) an unenlightened person; one invested in one's own ego


持世菩薩

持世菩薩 (canonical)
Jise Bosatsu (romanization)

Compound of 持世 (jise, “having world”, likely a calque via Chinese of Sanskrit वसुधारा (vasudhārā, “having or containing wealth; earth, country”)) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

compound

likely a calque via Chinese of Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">वसुधारा</i> (vasudhārā, “having or containing wealth; earth, country”)

(Buddhism): Vasudhara, a female Buddhist bodhisattva representing wealth, prosperity, and abundance


法の皇

法の皇 (canonical)
nori no suberagi (romanization)

From 法 (nori, “law, dharma”) + の (no, attributive particle) + 天皇 (suberagi, a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan).

com

わがのりのすべらぎにつかへたてまつりては...

waga nori no suberagi ni tsukae-tatematsurite wa

(Buddhism) a retired emperor who becomes a Buddhist priest


円位

円位 (canonical)
en'i (romanization)
wen'wi (romanization)
ゑんゐ (hiragana historical)


鼻根

鼻 (“nose”) + 根 (“indriya; root”), from Middle Chinese 鼻根

(Buddhism) the nose and the faculty of smelling, one of the 五根 (gokon, “five indriyia”) or 六根 (rokkon, “six indriya”)


文殊師利

文殊師利 (canonical)
Monjushiri (romanization)

[mõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨɕiɾʲi]

(Buddhism) Manjushri (bodhisattva associated with prajñā in Mahayana Buddhism)


なんまんだぶ

(colloquial, Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant

南無阿弥陀仏

南無阿弥陀仏 なむあみだぶつ


遍照金剛

ja-pos

遍(へん)照(じょう)金(こん)剛(ごう) • (Henjō Kongō) ^(←へんぜうこんがう (Fenzeukongau)?)

遍照金剛 (canonical)
Henjō Kongō (romanization)
Fenzeukongau (romanization)
へんぜうこんがう (hiragana historical)

From 遍照 (henjō, “universal illumination”) + 金剛 (kongō, “adamant, diamond, vajra”).

com

(Shingon Buddhism) Synonym of 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai): Mahāvairocana tathāgata

大日如来

(Buddhism) Courtesy name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism


弁天

Shortened from 弁財天 / 弁(べん)才(ざい)天(てん) (Benzaiten).

several islands in Japan associated with the goddess Benzaiten

2007, Shin'ichirō Namiki, Shōwa no toshi densetsu [Shōwa era urban legends], page 39:

東西に細長く広がる公園の中央には噴水のある池があって、弁天様がまつられている。

Tōzai ni hosonagaku hirogaru kōen no chūō ni wa funsui no aru ike ga atte, Benten-sama ga matsurareteiru.

In the center of a long, narrow park extending east to west there is a pond with a fountain dedicated to Lady Benten.

(Buddhism, Shinto) Benzaiten, goddess of knowledge and art


維那

(Buddhism) administrator of a temple, a priest who manages temple affairs or assigns duties to lower-ranking priests


法事

法事 (canonical)
hōji (romanization)
fofuzi (romanization)
ほふじ (hiragana historical)


総本山

[so̞ːhõ̞nd͡zã̠ɴ]

Consisting of 総 (“general, whole”) + 本山 (“head temple”)


大悲

大悲観音

大悲観音 だいひかんのん


跏坐

(Buddhism) Short for 結跏趺坐 (kekkafuza, “sitting in lotus position”).


結跏趺坐

結跏趺坐 (canonical)
kekkafuza (romanization)


とかく

(idiomatic, Buddhism) things that do not exist; rabbit horns


戒名

(Buddhism) posthumous Buddhist name, a name given to a dead person by a monk at the Buddhist funeral

(Buddhism) Buddhist name, a name given to those who became a Buddhist disciple


四苦八苦

四苦八苦 (canonical)
shikuhakku (romanization)

Compound of 四苦 (shiku, “the four kinds of suffering”) + 八苦 (hakku, “the eight kinds of suffering”). Specifically, in Buddhism, the four kinds of suffering refers to the suffering of birth, old age, disease and death. The eight kinds of suffering refers to the previous four and parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks and pains of the five skandha.

(Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering


四苦

(Buddhism) the four kinds of suffering: birth, old age, disease and death


八苦

(Buddhism) the eight kinds of suffering: birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha


性善

ja-noun

性(しょう)善(ぜん) • (shōzen) ^(←しやうぜん (syauzen)?)

性善 (canonical)
shōzen (romanization)
syauzen (romanization)
しやうぜん (hiragana historical)


金輪際

金輪際 (canonical)
konrinzai (romanization)

From Buddhism, compound of 金輪 (konrin, “gold wheel”) + 際 (zai, “edge, verge”). The sai changes to zai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

com

(Buddhism) the deepest bottom of the earth


三密

(Buddhism) the "Three Mysteries" in Esoteric Buddhism, secrets of the body, speech, and mind of the Buddha


十悪

[d͡ʑɨːa̠kɯ̟]

(Buddhism) the ten evil deeds, consisting of 殺(せっ)生(しょう) (sesshō), 偸(ちゅう)盗(とう) (chūtō), 邪(じゃ)婬(いん) (jain), 妄(もう)語(ご) (mōgo), 綺(き)語(ご) (kigo), 両(りょう)舌(ぜつ) (ryōzetsu), 悪(あっ)口(く) (akku), 貪(どん)欲(よく) (don'yoku), 瞋(しん)恚(い) (shin'i), 邪(じゃ)見(けん) (jaken)


十善

十善法語

十善法語 じゅうぜんほうご

十善万乗

十善万乗 じゅうぜんばんじょう

(Buddhism) the ten good acts, (i.e. by not doing the ten evil deeds)


祇園

祇園 (canonical)
Gion (romanization)
Giwon (romanization)
ぎをん (hiragana historical)

/ɡiwon/ → /ɡion/
Calque of Sanskrit जेतवन (Jetavana, literally “grove of Jeta”).

calque

祇樹給孤独園 祇樹給孤独園#Japanese

(Buddhism) clipping of 祇園精舎 (Gion-shōja) or 祇樹給孤独園 (Giju gikkodokuon): Jetavana, a Buddhist monastery in India


法橋

(Buddhism, historical) high priest; the third-highest rank of Buddhist priest in the Japanese court

(Buddhism, archaic) a title of respect for a doctor, poet, painter or sculptor


善処

[d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞]


龍樹

ja-pos

龍(りゅう)樹(じゅ) • (Ryūju) ^(←りゆうじゆ (Ryuuzyu)?)

龍樹 (canonical)
Ryūju (romanization)
Ryuuzyu (romanization)
りゆうじゆ (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 龍樹 (MC ljowng dzyuX|dzyuH, literally “dragon + tree”), in turn a translation of Sanskrit नागार्जुन (nāgārjuna). Listed in one monolingual Japanese source as an 音訳 (on'yaku, “transcription”, literally “sound translation”) of the Sanskrit, but considering the Middle Chinese and Sanskrit phonetics, this seems unlikely.

ltc-l

(Buddhism) Nagarjuna, a second century Buddhist philosopher from India

Daijirin Daijisen Nagarjuna ja:松村明 ja:龍樹


盛者必衰

ja-pos

盛(じょう)者(しゃ)必(ひっ)衰(すい) or 盛(しょう)者(じゃ)必(ひっ)衰(すい) or 盛(しょう)者(しゃ)必(ひっ)衰(すい) • (jōshahissui or shōjahissui or shōshahissui)

盛者必衰 (canonical)
盛者必衰 (canonical)
盛者必衰 (canonical)
jōshahissui (romanization)
shōjahissui (romanization)
shōshahissui (romanization)

[d͡ʑo̞ːɕa̠çisːɨi]

(Buddhism) Everything prosperous will eventually decline.


具足

From Old Japanese 具足 (gusoku). First cited to a portion of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) dated to 722.
In turn, borrowed from Middle Chinese compound 具足 (MC gjuH tsjowk, “to suffice; sufficient”, literally “provide, furnish + enough, abundant”), in evidence since at least the Lunheng of the first century CE.
Within Japanese, also analyzable as a compound of 具 (gu, “gear, equipment, furnishings”) + 足 (soku, “adding, making adequate”).

ltc-l

(Buddhism) short for 具足戒 (gusoku kai, “a precept or commandment that must be followed by monastics”)


摩虎羅

Twelve Heavenly Generals
w:Twelve Heavenly Generals

(Buddhism) Makora, Mahāla (one of the Twelve Heavenly Generals who protect Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Buddha of healing)

薬師如来

薬師如来 やくしにょらい


妄執

ja-noun

妄(もう)執(しゅう) • (mōshū)

(Buddhism) attachment to worldly matters


南無阿弥豆腐

ja-pos

南(な)無(む)阿(お)弥(み)豆(どう)腐(ふ) • (Namu Omidōfu)

南無阿弥豆腐 (canonical)
Namu Omidōfu (romanization)

Blend of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”) + 豆腐 (tōfu), from the fact that Buddhist monks eat a lot of tofu and the way the phrase Namu Amidabutsu can be misheard.

blend

南無阿弥陀仏 南無阿弥陀仏#Japanese

(Buddhism, humorous) Synonym of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”)


三教

ja-pos

三(さん)教(きょう) or 三(さん)教(ごう) • (sankyō or sangō)

三教 (canonical)
三教 (canonical)
sankyō (romanization)
sangō (romanization)

[sã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

(religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:


天上天下唯我独尊

てんじょう てんげ ゆい が どくそん

てんじやう てんげ ゆい が どくそん

天(てん)上(じょう)天(てん)下(げ)唯(ゆい)我(が)独(どく)尊(そん) • (tenjō tenge yui ga dokuson) ^(←てんじやうてんげゆいがどくそん (tenzyau tenge yui ga dokuson)?)

天上天下唯我独尊 (canonical)
tenjō tenge yui ga dokuson (romanization)
tenzyau tenge yui ga dokuson (romanization)
てんじやうてんげゆいがどくそん (hiragana historical)

[tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː tẽ̞ŋɡe̞ jɯ̟i ɡa̠ do̞kɯ̟̊sõ̞ɴ]

From Literary Chinese 天上天下，唯我獨尊, a variant translation of 「天上天下唯我為尊」, from Buddhayaśas's and Zhu Fonian's Chinese translation of the “Sutra of the Great Origin” in the Dirgha Agama; compare the Pali aggohamasmi lokassa, jeṭṭhohamasmi lokassa, seṭṭhohamasmi lokassa ("Chief am I in the world, Eldest am I in the world, Foremost am I in the world!") in “Mahāpadānasutta” in Digha Nikaya. These were stated to be among the Buddha's first words after birth.

lang

(literal, Buddhism) In the heavens above and below the heavens, I alone am exalted

Buddha
Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids
Digha Nikaya
Dirgha Agama
Thomas William Rhys Davids
ja:天上天下唯我独尊


ポワ

(Tibetan Buddhism) phowa (transference of consciousness at the time of death)


うらかた

urakata (romanization)
うらかた (hiragana historical)

Compound of 裏 (ura, “behind, in back, hidden”) + 方 (kata, “side; person”).

compound

(Buddhism) the title of the wife of the head priest of Hongan-ji temple


仏国

(Buddhism) the abode/realm of buddhas; the Buddhist paradise/realm


汚濁

ja-noun

汚(お)濁(じょく) • (ojoku) ^(←をぢよく (wodyoku)?)

汚濁 (canonical)
ojoku (romanization)
wodyoku (romanization)
をぢよく (hiragana historical)


開帳

開(かい)帳(ちょう) • (kaichō) ^(←かいちやう (kaityau)?)

開帳 (canonical)
kaichō (romanization)
kaityau (romanization)
かいちやう (hiragana historical)


開帳

ja-verb-suru

開(かい)帳(ちょう)する • (kaichō suru) ^(←かいちやう (kaityau)?)suru (stem 開(かい)帳(ちょう)し (kaichō shi), past 開(かい)帳(ちょう)した (kaichō shita))

開帳する (canonical)
kaichō suru (romanization)
kaityau (romanization)
開帳し (stem)
開帳した (past)
開帳し
かいちょうし
kaichō shi
開帳する
かいちょうする
kaichō suru
開帳すれ
かいちょうすれ
kaichō sure
開帳せよ (imperative literary)
開帳しろ (colloquial imperative)
かいちょうせよ (imperative literary)
かいちょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
kaichō seyo (imperative literary)
kaichō shiro (colloquial imperative)
開帳される (passive)
かいちょうされる (passive)
kaichō sareru (passive)
開帳させる (causative)
開帳さす (causative)
かいちょうさせる (causative)
かいちょうさす (causative)
kaichō saseru (causative)
kaichō sasu (causative)
開帳できる (potential)
かいちょうできる (potential)
kaichō dekiru (potential)
開帳しよう (volitional)
かいちょうしよう (volitional)
kaichō shiyō (volitional)
開帳しない (negative)
かいちょうしない (negative)
kaichō shinai (negative)
開帳せず (continuative negative)
かいちょうせず (continuative negative)
kaichō sezu (continuative negative)
開帳します (formal)
かいちょうします (formal)
kaichō shimasu (formal)
開帳した (perfective)
かいちょうした (perfective)
kaichō shita (perfective)
開帳して (conjunctive)
かいちょうして (conjunctive)
kaichō shite (conjunctive)
開帳すれば (conditional hypothetical)
かいちょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kaichō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(by extension, informal) to expose something that is normally hidden


僧帽

ja-noun

僧(そう)帽(ぼう) • (sōbō)


六神通

六(ろく)神(じん)通(ずう) • (rokujinzū) ^(←ろくじんづう (rokuzinduu)?)

六神通 (canonical)
rokujinzū (romanization)
rokuzinduu (romanization)
ろくじんづう (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟ʑĩnd͡zɨː]

(Buddhism) the six abhijñā (“higher powers”)


外典

外(げ)典(てん) or 外(とつ)典(ふみ) • (geten or totsufumi)

外典 (canonical)
外典 (canonical)
geten (romanization)
totsufumi (romanization)

(Buddhism) a non-canonical book, such as one that's merely on Buddhism or belongs to other religious canons


下座

(Buddhism) rank of a priest in his first nine years of the priesthood


寺主

(Buddhism) temple priest, one of three sankō priests who administer certain Buddhist temples


法要

法要 (canonical)
hōyō (romanization)
fofueu (romanization)
ほふえう (hiragana historical)

除夜法要


白業

[bʲa̠kɯ̟ɡo̞ː]


黒業

[ko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞ː]


曹洞宗

ja-pos

曹(そう)洞(とう)宗(しゅう) • (Sōtōshū) ^(←さうとうしゆう (Sautousyuu)?)

曹洞宗 (canonical)
Sōtōshū (romanization)
Sautousyuu (romanization)
さうとうしゆう (hiragana historical)

[so̞ːto̞ːɕɨː]

(Buddhism) Sōtō school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism


臨済宗

臨済宗 (canonical)
Rinzaishū (romanization)

[ɾʲĩnd͡za̠iɕɨː]

(Buddhism) Rinzai school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism


黄檗宗

[o̞ːba̠kɯ̟ɕɨː]

From Chinese 黃檗山 /黄檗山 (Huángbòshān, “Mount Huangbo”), a mountain in eastern Fujian Province, the site of Wanfu Temple, the home temple of the sect's founder Ingen.

bor

(Buddhism) Ōbaku school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism

Ingen
Mount Huangbo
Wanfu Temple
ja:黄檗宗
Ōbaku


功徳

功徳 (canonical)
kudoku (romanization)
くどく (hiragana historical)


偽経

偽経 (canonical)
gikyō (romanization)
gikyau (romanization)
ぎきやう (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) false scripture; specifically, an invention that was not translated from Indian canon


八正道

ja-pos

八(はっ)正(しょう)道(どう) • (Hasshōdō) ^(←はつしやうだう (Fatusyaudau)?)

八正道 (canonical)
Hasshōdō (romanization)
Fatusyaudau (romanization)
はつしやうだう (hiragana historical)

[ha̠ɕːo̞ːdo̞ː]

noble eightfold path
noble eightfold path


法皇

法皇 (canonical)
hōō (romanization)
fofwau (romanization)
ほふわう (hiragana historical)

(monarchy, Buddhism) an emperor who abdicates and becomes a monk; a monk emperor emeritus


檀越

ja-noun

檀(だん)越(おつ) or 檀(だん)越(のつ) • (dan'otsu or dannotsu) ^(←だんをつ (dan'wotu)?)

檀(だん)越(おち) • (dan'ochi) ^(←だんをち (dan'woti)?)

檀(だに)越(おち) • (daniochi) ^(←だにをち (daniwoti)?)

檀(だん)越(えつ) • (dan'etsu) ^(←だんゑつ (dan'wetu)?)

檀越 (canonical)
檀越 (canonical)
dan'otsu (romanization)
dannotsu (romanization)
dan'wotu (romanization)
だんをつ (hiragana historical)
檀越 (canonical)
dan'ochi (romanization)
dan'woti (romanization)
だんをち (hiragana historical)
檀越 (canonical)
daniochi (romanization)
daniwoti (romanization)
だにをち (hiragana historical)
檀越 (canonical)
dan'etsu (romanization)
dan'wetu (romanization)
だんゑつ (hiragana historical)

[dã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡sɨ]

[dã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡ɕi]

From Old Japanese 檀越 (daniwoti) (万葉集 (Man'yōshū), 3847th poem), from Middle Chinese 檀越, from Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, literally “lord of alms”). The earliest readings in Old Japanese were daniwoti and danawoti; danwotu was acquired later in Early Middle Japanese, with the more systematic adoption of Literary Chinese. The otsu changes to notsu as an instance of renjō (連声). See also 旦那 (danna).

ja-renjo

(Buddhism) a benefactor or a patron to a temple


散華

散華 (canonical)
sange (romanization)
さんげ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism)
(historical) noble death in war


散華

ja-verb-suru

散(さん)華(げ)する • (sange suru) ^(←さんげ (sange)?)suru (stem 散(さん)華(げ)し (sange shi), past 散(さん)華(げ)した (sange shita))

散華する (canonical)
sange suru (romanization)
sange (romanization)
散華し (stem)
散華した (past)
散華し
さんげし
sange shi
散華する
さんげする
sange suru
散華すれ
さんげすれ
sange sure
散華せよ (imperative literary)
散華しろ (colloquial imperative)
さんげせよ (imperative literary)
さんげしろ (colloquial imperative)
sange seyo (imperative literary)
sange shiro (colloquial imperative)
散華される (passive)
さんげされる (passive)
sange sareru (passive)
散華させる (causative)
散華さす (causative)
さんげさせる (causative)
さんげさす (causative)
sange saseru (causative)
sange sasu (causative)
散華できる (potential)
さんげできる (potential)
sange dekiru (potential)
散華しよう (volitional)
さんげしよう (volitional)
sange shiyō (volitional)
散華しない (negative)
さんげしない (negative)
sange shinai (negative)
散華せず (continuative negative)
さんげせず (continuative negative)
sange sezu (continuative negative)
散華します (formal)
さんげします (formal)
sange shimasu (formal)
散華した (perfective)
さんげした (perfective)
sange shita (perfective)
散華して (conjunctive)
さんげして (conjunctive)
sange shite (conjunctive)
散華すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さんげすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sange sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism)
(historical) to die nobly in war


持国天

ja-pos

持(じ)国(こく)天(てん) • (Jikokuten) ^(←ぢこくてん (Dikokuten)?)

持国天 (canonical)
Jikokuten (romanization)
Dikokuten (romanization)
ぢこくてん (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑiko̞kɯ̟tẽ̞ɴ]

持 (“to hold”) + 国 (“nation”) + 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 持國天王 (MC dri kwok then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Nation-Holding Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra, literally “Nation Holder”)


増長天

ja-pos

増(ぞう)長(じょう)天(てん) • (Zōjōten) ^(←ぞうじゃうてん (Zouzyauten)?)

増(ぞう)長(ちょう)天(てん) • (Zōchōten) ^(←ぞうちゃうてん (Zoutyauten)?)

増長天 (canonical)
Zōjōten (romanization)
Zouzyauten (romanization)
ぞうじゃうてん (hiragana historical)
増長天 (canonical)
Zōchōten (romanization)
Zoutyauten (romanization)
ぞうちゃうてん (hiragana historical)

[d͡zo̞ːʑo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

[d͡zo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

増長 (“growth”) + 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 增長天王 (MC tsong|tsongH drjang|trjangX|drjangH then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Growth Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit विरूढक (virūḍhaka, literally “Growth”)


広目天

ja-pos

広(こう)目(もく)天(てん) • (Kōmokuten) ^(←くゎうもくてん (Kwaumokuten)?)

広目天 (canonical)
Kōmokuten (romanization)
Kwaumokuten (romanization)
くゎうもくてん (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːmo̞kɯ̟tẽ̞ɴ]

広 (“vast”) + 目 (“eye”) + 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 廣目天王 (MC kwangX mjuwk then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Vast-Eyed Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit विरूपाक्ष (virūpākṣa, literally “Ugly-Eyed One”)


多聞天

多聞 (“all hearing”) + 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 多聞天王 (MC ta mjun|mjunH then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “All-Hearing Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa, literally “All Hearer”)

cal

(Buddhism) Synonym of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa”)


体用

ja-noun

体(たい)用(ゆう) or 体(たい)用(よう) • (taiyū or taiyō)

体用 (canonical)
体用 (canonical)
taiyū (romanization)
taiyō (romanization)

体 (“body”) + 用 (“use”), from Middle Chinese 體用. Also blend of 体言 + 用言.

(philosophy, Buddhism, poetry) Essence-Function; Substance and Function; Form and Attribute; that which is absolutely inherent and that which relatively manifests


仏法

仏(ぶっ)法(ぽう) • (buppō) ^(←ぶっぽふ (buppofu)?)

仏法 (canonical)
buppō (romanization)
buppofu (romanization)
ぶっぽふ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) Synonym of 法 (hō, “dharma; Buddhist law”)


群生

群(ぐん)生(じょう) • (gunjō) ^(←ぐんじやう (gunzyau)?)

群生 (canonical)
gunjō (romanization)
gunzyau (romanization)
ぐんじやう (hiragana historical)

[ɡɯ̟̃ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]


開教

開(かい)教(きょう) • (kaikyō) ^(←かいけう (kaikeu)?)

開教 (canonical)
kaikyō (romanization)
kaikeu (romanization)
かいけう (hiragana historical)


開教

ja-verb-suru

開(かい)教(きょう)する • (kaikyō suru) ^(←かいけう (kaikeu)?)suru (stem 開(かい)教(きょう)し (kaikyō shi), past 開(かい)教(きょう)した (kaikyō shita))

開教する (canonical)
kaikyō suru (romanization)
kaikeu (romanization)
開教し (stem)
開教した (past)
開教し
かいきょうし
kaikyō shi
開教する
かいきょうする
kaikyō suru
開教すれ
かいきょうすれ
kaikyō sure
開教せよ (imperative literary)
開教しろ (colloquial imperative)
かいきょうせよ (imperative literary)
かいきょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
kaikyō seyo (imperative literary)
kaikyō shiro (colloquial imperative)
開教される (passive)
かいきょうされる (passive)
kaikyō sareru (passive)
開教させる (causative)
開教さす (causative)
かいきょうさせる (causative)
かいきょうさす (causative)
kaikyō saseru (causative)
kaikyō sasu (causative)
開教できる (potential)
かいきょうできる (potential)
kaikyō dekiru (potential)
開教しよう (volitional)
かいきょうしよう (volitional)
kaikyō shiyō (volitional)
開教しない (negative)
かいきょうしない (negative)
kaikyō shinai (negative)
開教せず (continuative negative)
かいきょうせず (continuative negative)
kaikyō sezu (continuative negative)
開教します (formal)
かいきょうします (formal)
kaikyō shimasu (formal)
開教した (perfective)
かいきょうした (perfective)
kaikyō shita (perfective)
開教して (conjunctive)
かいきょうして (conjunctive)
kaikyō shite (conjunctive)
開教すれば (conditional hypothetical)
かいきょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kaikyō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


業報

ja-noun

業(ごう)報(ほう) • (gōhō)


日蓮

[ɲ̟it͡ɕiɾẽ̞ɴ]


女犯

(Buddhism) sin of having sexual intercourse with a woman (said of a Buddhist priest)


他力本願

他(た)力(りき)本(ほん)願(がん) • (tariki hongan) ^(←たりきほんぐわん (tariki fongwan)?)

他力本願 (canonical)
tariki hongan (romanization)
tariki fongwan (romanization)
たりきほんぐわん (hiragana historical)

[ta̠ɾʲikʲi hõ̞ŋɡã̠ɴ]

completion by someone else other than oneself


後生大事

後生大事 (canonical)
goshōdaiji (romanization)

後生

that which is done later or happens later; (one's) future

後生

younger generations; one's progeny; youth

1927, Kayahara Kazan, Sei no shūkyō: ichimei gōri shinsei ron [A religious life: one person’s theory of the life hereafter], page 109:

Japan boasts of being a most Buddhist country, but can not this “religious zeal” also be a burden? For attention to the afterlife, joyless peasants pray until the sweat drips, […]

事賀上世界の仏教國は日本なりといって誇るものがあるが「後生大事」も困るではないか。後生大事で、無賀な百姓祈角汗水滴らして、 […]

Koto ga ue sekai no Bukkyō koku wa Nihon nari to itte hokoru mono ga aru ga “goshōdaiji” mo komaru de wa nai ka. Goshōdaiji de, muga na hyakushō inokaku asemizu shitatarashite, […]

(Buddhism) religious zeal; taking great care for the afterlife


作務

作務 (canonical)
samu (romanization)
さむ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) day-to-day work at a Zen temple


悪業

悪(あく)業(ごう) • (akugō) ^(←あくごふ (akugofu)?)

悪業 (canonical)
akugō (romanization)
akugofu (romanization)
あくごふ (hiragana historical)


善業

善(ぜん)業(ごう) • (zengō) ^(←ぜんごふ (zengofu)?)

善業 (canonical)
zengō (romanization)
zengofu (romanization)
ぜんごふ (hiragana historical)

[d͡zẽ̞ŋɡo̞ː]


曩謨

曩謨 (canonical)
nōbo (romanization)
naubo (romanization)
なうぼ (hiragana historical)

/naubo/ → /nɔːbo/ → /noːbo/
Ultimately from a transliteration of Sanskrit नमो (namo, literally “salutation”).

der

曩謨囉怛嚢怛囉夜耶…

Namo’ratna-trayāya... (First line of a Shingon dharani)

(Buddhism) Synonym of 南無 (namu): Used in Buddhist salutations or expressions of faith


猊座

(Buddhism) Synonym of 獅子座 (shishiza, “lion throne”)


大乗

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 大乘 (Dàchéng), itself a calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”).


善女

[d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ːo̞]

(Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character


お釈迦さま

お釈迦さま (canonical)
o-Shaka-sama (romanization)

From 御(お) (o-) + 釈迦(しゃか) (Shaka) + 様(さま) (-sama).


般若湯

ja-noun

般(はん)若(にゃ)湯(とう) or 般若湯(ハンニャトウ) • (hannyatō)

般若湯 (canonical)
般若湯 (canonical)
hannyatō (romanization)

[hã̠ɲ̟ːa̠to̞ː]

From Middle Chinese 般若湯 (MC pan nyaeX thang).


衆生済度

衆生済度 (canonical)
shujōsaido (romanization)

By surface analysis, 衆生 (shujō, “the masses”) + 済度 (saido, “salvation”).

surf

(Buddhism) the guidance of the masses towards enlightenment and their salvation from suffering; as by e.g. a bodhisattva


法水

(Buddhism) the washing away of the sins and desires of humankind by the teachings of the Buddha


寺号

(Buddhism) the official name of a Buddhist temple


山号

(Buddhism) mountain name: honorific name given to Buddhist temples, originally from the mountain on which they were located, but given to temples not built on mountains from the Kamakura period onwards


具足戒

具足戒 (canonical)
gusokukai (romanization)

(Buddhism) in Japanese Buddhist schools practising monastic ordination, list of precepts to be followed by male and female monastics, traditionally numbering 250 for monks and 348 for nuns. Pratimoksa.


小師

(Buddhism) a young monk less than 10 years from ordination


機縁

(Buddhism)
occasion, opportunity, chance

1941, Sakunosuke Oda, Seishun no Gyakusetsu:

ところが野崎はそのことを機縁として大阪からの通学を止めて、赤井と同じ下宿に移った。

Tokoro ga Nozaki wa sono koto o kien to shite Ōsaka kara no tsūgaku o yamete, Akai to onaji geshuku ni utsutta.

However, because of this, Nozaki stopped commuting from Osaka and moved to the same lodgings as Akai.


御利益

[ɡo̞ɾʲija̠kɯ̟]

(Buddhism, honorific) answer to a prayer, divine grace


我執

我執 (canonical)
gashū (romanization)
gasifu (romanization)
がしふ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) the belief that the ego exists, in opposition to the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self


極楽浄土

極楽浄土 (canonical)
gokurakujōdo (romanization)

[ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟ʑo̞ːdo̞]


如是我聞

如是我聞 (canonical)
nyoze gamon (romanization)

[ɲ̟o̞ze̞ ɡa̠mõ̞ɴ]

Derived from Middle Chinese 如是我聞 (MC nyo dzyeX ngaX mjun), from Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam).

der

एवं मया श्रुतम्

(Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)


談義

ja-verb-suru

談(だん)義(ぎ)する • (dangi suru) suru (stem 談(だん)義(ぎ)し (dangi shi), past 談(だん)義(ぎ)した (dangi shita))

談義する (canonical)
dangi suru (romanization)
談義し (stem)
談義した (past)
談義し
だんぎし
dangi shi
談義する
だんぎする
dangi suru
談義すれ
だんぎすれ
dangi sure
談義せよ (imperative literary)
談義しろ (colloquial imperative)
だんぎせよ (imperative literary)
だんぎしろ (colloquial imperative)
dangi seyo (imperative literary)
dangi shiro (colloquial imperative)
談義される (passive)
だんぎされる (passive)
dangi sareru (passive)
談義させる (causative)
談義さす (causative)
だんぎさせる (causative)
だんぎさす (causative)
dangi saseru (causative)
dangi sasu (causative)
談義できる (potential)
だんぎできる (potential)
dangi dekiru (potential)
談義しよう (volitional)
だんぎしよう (volitional)
dangi shiyō (volitional)
談義しない (negative)
だんぎしない (negative)
dangi shinai (negative)
談義せず (continuative negative)
だんぎせず (continuative negative)
dangi sezu (continuative negative)
談義します (formal)
だんぎします (formal)
dangi shimasu (formal)
談義した (perfective)
だんぎした (perfective)
dangi shita (perfective)
談義して (conjunctive)
だんぎして (conjunctive)
dangi shite (conjunctive)
談義すれば (conditional hypothetical)
だんぎすれば (conditional hypothetical)
dangi sureba (conditional hypothetical)


五葷

(Buddhism) "five pungent roots" (five forbidden vegetables in Buddhist cuisine)


定命

ja-noun

定(じょう)命(みょう) • (jōmyō) ^(←ぢやうみやう (dyaumyau)?)

定命 (canonical)
jōmyō (romanization)
dyaumyau (romanization)
ぢやうみやう (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ːmʲo̞ː]

(Buddhism) limit of human lifespan determined by the kalpa (劫(こう) (kō))


独鈷杵

(Buddhism) A single pronged vajra used in Shingon rituals


迦陵頻

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalaviṅka).

bor+

(Buddhism) clipping of 迦陵頻伽 (karyōbinga, “fantastic human-faced bird with a beautiful voice”)


迦陵頻伽

迦陵頻伽 (canonical)
karyōbinga (romanization)

(Buddhism) kalavinka, fantastic human-faced bird with a beautiful voice


諸行

ja-noun

諸(しょ)行(ぎょう) • (shogyō) ^(←しょぎゃう (syogyau)?)

諸行 (canonical)
shogyō (romanization)
syogyau (romanization)
しょぎゃう (hiragana historical)

諸行無常

諸行無常 しょぎょうむじょう

(Buddhism) (Jōdō Buddhism) all practices aside from the recitation of nembutsu


得度

得度 (canonical)
dokudo (romanization)
どくど (hiragana historical)


得度

ja-verb-suru

得(どく)度(ど)する • (dokudo suru) ^(←どくど (dokudo)?)suru (stem 得(どく)度(ど)し (dokudo shi), past 得(どく)度(ど)した (dokudo shita))

得度する (canonical)
dokudo suru (romanization)
dokudo (romanization)
得度し (stem)
得度した (past)
得度し
どくどし
dokudo shi
得度する
どくどする
dokudo suru
得度すれ
どくどすれ
dokudo sure
得度せよ (imperative literary)
得度しろ (colloquial imperative)
どくどせよ (imperative literary)
どくどしろ (colloquial imperative)
dokudo seyo (imperative literary)
dokudo shiro (colloquial imperative)
得度される (passive)
どくどされる (passive)
dokudo sareru (passive)
得度させる (causative)
得度さす (causative)
どくどさせる (causative)
どくどさす (causative)
dokudo saseru (causative)
dokudo sasu (causative)
得度できる (potential)
どくどできる (potential)
dokudo dekiru (potential)
得度しよう (volitional)
どくどしよう (volitional)
dokudo shiyō (volitional)
得度しない (negative)
どくどしない (negative)
dokudo shinai (negative)
得度せず (continuative negative)
どくどせず (continuative negative)
dokudo sezu (continuative negative)
得度します (formal)
どくどします (formal)
dokudo shimasu (formal)
得度した (perfective)
どくどした (perfective)
dokudo shita (perfective)
得度して (conjunctive)
どくどして (conjunctive)
dokudo shite (conjunctive)
得度すれば (conditional hypothetical)
どくどすれば (conditional hypothetical)
dokudo sureba (conditional hypothetical)


迦楼羅

(Buddhism) garuda; a type of guardian deity which takes the form of vast fire-breathing birds. Accounted as one of the eight legions in Mahayana Buddhism


頭陀袋

頭陀袋 (canonical)
zudabukuro (romanization)

[d͡zɨda̠bɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞]

(Buddhism) a cloth bag of Buddhist monastics, worn on the chest.


来迎

(Buddhism) a painting of Amitabha welcoming a dying soul to the Western Paradise


菩提心

菩提心 (canonical)
bodaishin (romanization)

Derived from Chinese 菩提心 (pútíxīn), from Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta).


仏性

ja-noun

仏(ぶっ)性(しょう) • (bu' shō) ^(←ぶっしょう (bu' syou)?)

仏性 (canonical)
bu' shō (romanization)
bu' syou (romanization)
ぶっしょう (hiragana historical)


帰西

Literally, “return to the west”, from the belief that the Pure Land lies in the far west


帰西

ja-verb-suru

帰(き)西(さい)する • (kisai suru) suru (stem 帰(き)西(さい)し (kisai shi), past 帰(き)西(さい)した (kisai shita))

帰西する (canonical)
kisai suru (romanization)
帰西し (stem)
帰西した (past)
帰西し
きさいし
kisai shi
帰西する
きさいする
kisai suru
帰西すれ
きさいすれ
kisai sure
帰西せよ (imperative literary)
帰西しろ (colloquial imperative)
きさいせよ (imperative literary)
きさいしろ (colloquial imperative)
kisai seyo (imperative literary)
kisai shiro (colloquial imperative)
帰西される (passive)
きさいされる (passive)
kisai sareru (passive)
帰西させる (causative)
帰西さす (causative)
きさいさせる (causative)
きさいさす (causative)
kisai saseru (causative)
kisai sasu (causative)
帰西できる (potential)
きさいできる (potential)
kisai dekiru (potential)
帰西しよう (volitional)
きさいしよう (volitional)
kisai shiyō (volitional)
帰西しない (negative)
きさいしない (negative)
kisai shinai (negative)
帰西せず (continuative negative)
きさいせず (continuative negative)
kisai sezu (continuative negative)
帰西します (formal)
きさいします (formal)
kisai shimasu (formal)
帰西した (perfective)
きさいした (perfective)
kisai shita (perfective)
帰西して (conjunctive)
きさいして (conjunctive)
kisai shite (conjunctive)
帰西すれば (conditional hypothetical)
きさいすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kisai sureba (conditional hypothetical)


年忌

(Buddhism) deathday, year's mind: the anniversary of a person's death or a service performed on that day


金剛乗

ja-noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)乗(じょう) • (Kongōjō)

[kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːʑo̞ː]

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 金剛乘 /金刚乘 (Jīngāngchéng), itself a calque of Sanskrit वज्रयान (vajrayāna, literally “Diamond Vehicle”).


仏罰

仏罰 (canonical)
butsubatsu (romanization)

From 仏 (butsu, “the Buddha”) + 罰 (batsu, “a punishment”).

仏罰降れ

(Buddhism) punishment of the Buddha or a bodhisattva against an evildoer


無慙

Early Modern Japanese
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Sino-Japanese
The Tale of Genji
Ōjōyōshū

Compound of Sino-Japanese elements 無 (mu, “not”) + 慙 (zan, “shame; feeling shame”).
This kanji first appears in the Ōjōyōshū (984-985), but the first attestation in phonographic spelling is from The Tale of Genji (1001-1014), as むさん.

com

(Buddhism) feeling shameless after committing a sin


無慙

無慙 (canonical)
muzō (romanization)
muzau (romanization)
むざう (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism, obsolete) feeling shameless after committing a sin


洛叉

[ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ɕa̠]

Transliteration of Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa). First cited to a text from the early 1400s.

translit

Daijirin
Daijisen
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:松村明


鬼子母神

ja-pos

鬼(き)子(し)母(も)神(じん) or 鬼(き)子(し)母(ぼ)神(じん) • (Kishimojin or Kishibojin)

鬼子母神 (canonical)
鬼子母神 (canonical)
Kishimojin (romanization)
Kishibojin (romanization)

[kʲi̥ɕimo̞ʑĩɴ]

[kʲi̥ɕibo̞ʑĩɴ]


摩利支天

摩利支天 (canonical)
Marishiten (romanization)

[ma̠ɾʲiɕi̥tẽ̞ɴ]


須弥山

(Buddhism) Meru (a central mountain for a world-system in Buddhist cosmology)


観心

[kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

From 観 (kan, “to observe”) + 心 (shin, “heart, mind”).
The shin changes to jin as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(Buddhism) The practice of observing one's true mind or inner heart.


流転

流転 (canonical)
ruten (romanization)
るてん (hiragana historical)

万物流転

万物流転 ばんぶつるてん

(Buddhism) moving through the cycle of life and death in the six realms and four paths


流転

ja-verb-suru

流(る)転(てん)する • (ruten suru) ^(←るてん (ruten)?)suru (stem 流(る)転(てん)し (ruten shi), past 流(る)転(てん)した (ruten shita))

流転する (canonical)
ruten suru (romanization)
ruten (romanization)
流転し (stem)
流転した (past)
流転し
るてんし
ruten shi
流転する
るてんする
ruten suru
流転すれ
るてんすれ
ruten sure
流転せよ (imperative literary)
流転しろ (colloquial imperative)
るてんせよ (imperative literary)
るてんしろ (colloquial imperative)
ruten seyo (imperative literary)
ruten shiro (colloquial imperative)
流転される (passive)
るてんされる (passive)
ruten sareru (passive)
流転させる (causative)
流転さす (causative)
るてんさせる (causative)
るてんさす (causative)
ruten saseru (causative)
ruten sasu (causative)
流転できる (potential)
るてんできる (potential)
ruten dekiru (potential)
流転しよう (volitional)
るてんしよう (volitional)
ruten shiyō (volitional)
流転しない (negative)
るてんしない (negative)
ruten shinai (negative)
流転せず (continuative negative)
るてんせず (continuative negative)
ruten sezu (continuative negative)
流転します (formal)
るてんします (formal)
ruten shimasu (formal)
流転した (perfective)
るてんした (perfective)
ruten shita (perfective)
流転して (conjunctive)
るてんして (conjunctive)
ruten shite (conjunctive)
流転すれば (conditional hypothetical)
るてんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
ruten sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) to move through the cycle of life and death in the six realms and four paths


開眼供養

開眼供養 (canonical)
kaigen kuyō (romanization)

Compound of 開眼(かいげん) (kaigen) + 供養(くよう) (kuyō).

(Buddhism) A ceremony in which a pair of eyes is painted on a newly-made Buddhist statue to consecrate it.


有漏

Translation of Sanskrit सास्रव (sāsrava). Literally, “existing leaks”. Compare 漏(ろ) (ro) and 無漏(むろ) (muro).

(Buddhism) a state in which mental impurities (āsava) or earthly desires (klesha) exist


無漏

Translation of Sanskrit अनास्रव (anāsrava), cognate of Pali अणासव (aṇāsava). Literally, “no leaks”. Compare 漏(ろ) (ro) and 有漏(うろ) (uro).

(Buddhism) a state in which mental impurities (āsava) or earthly desires (klesha) have been eliminated