List: Buddhism
Words and expressions used in Buddhism, a religion widely extended in Japan.
popular noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- Pope
- Buddha
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) abbreviation Buddhism
- omen, sign of luck
- origin, history, causation
- dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ãã transitive verb Buddhism
- extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out
- renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)
- curing (an illness)
popular abbreviation Buddhism noun (suffix) noun (generic) noun
- death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
popular noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- bright light
- hope, bright future
- light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
popular obsolete reading Buddhism noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha
- High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)
- title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
popular honorific language Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ãã intransitive verb
- pilgrimage
- walking tour, travelling (on foot)
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- other self, alter ego, part of oneself (in someone or something else), representation of oneself
- incarnations of Buddha
popular noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs
- true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality