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Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

仏事

see styles
 butsuji
    ぶつじ
Buddhist memorial service

仏会

see styles
 butsue
    ぶつえ
Buddhist memorial service

仏位

see styles
 butsui
    ぶつい
{Buddh} buddha state (ultimate level of Buddhist enlightenment); buddhahood

仏像

see styles
 butsuzou / butsuzo
    ぶつぞう
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image; (place-name) Butsuzou

仏僧

see styles
 bussou / busso
    ぶっそう
Buddhist priest; (place-name) Bussou

仏具

see styles
 butsugu; bugu
    ぶつぐ; ぶぐ
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings); (surname) Butsugu

仏典

see styles
 butten
    ぶってん
Buddhist scriptures; sutras

仏刹

see styles
 bussatsu; bussetsu
    ぶっさつ; ぶっせつ
(rare) Buddhist temple

仏前

see styles
 butsuzen
    ぶつぜん
(1) (before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; (2) (oft. as 御〜) offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering; (surname) Butsuzen

仏参

see styles
 bussan
    ぶっさん
(n,vs,vi) visit to a Buddhist temple

仏器

see styles
 bukki
    ぶっき
Buddhist altar fittings; (surname) Butsuki

仏図

see styles
 futo
    ふと
(1) Buddha; (2) stupa; (3) Buddhist temple; (4) Buddhist monk

仏国

see styles
 bukkoku
    ぶっこく
(1) Buddhist country; (2) {Buddh} the land of Buddha; Buddhist paradise; (place-name) Futsukoku

仏土

see styles
 butsudo
    ぶつど
(1) {Buddh} (See 浄土・1) realm of a Buddha; Pure Land; paradise; (2) {Buddh} Buddhist country; land where Buddha has appeared to spread his teachings

仏堂

see styles
 butsudou / butsudo
    ぶつどう
temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha; Buddhist shrine; (place-name) Hotokedou

仏壇

see styles
 butsudan
    ぶつだん
Buddhist (household) altar

仏女

see styles
 butsujo
    ぶつじょ
woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images

仏子

see styles
 busshi
    ぶっし
(1) follower of the Buddha; Buddhist; (2) (See 衆生) all Buddha's children; mankind; all living things; (3) Bodhisattva; (g,p) Busshi

仏学

see styles
 butsugaku
    ぶつがく
(See 仏教学・ぶっきょうがく) Buddhist studies; Buddhology

仏家

see styles
 bukke
    ぶっけ
Buddhist priest

仏寺

see styles
 butsuji
    ぶつじ
Buddhist temple

仏工

see styles
 bukkou / bukko
    ぶっこう
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings

仏師

see styles
 busshi
    ぶっし
Buddhist image maker; (surname) Busshi

仏幕

see styles
 butsumaku
    ぶつまく
coloured curtains hanging from the eaves of a Buddhist temple

仏座

see styles
 butsuza
    ぶつざ
Buddhist image seat; temple pulpit

仏式

see styles
 busshiki
    ぶっしき
Buddhist ritual

仏徒

see styles
 butto
    ぶっと
Buddhist

仏所

see styles
 bussho
    ぶっしょ
(1) place containing a Buddhist image; (2) (See 極楽・1,浄土・1) place containing a Buddha; pure land; (3) (See 造仏所) independent workshop of Buddhist sculptors (from the Heian period onward); (place-name) Bussho

仏暦

see styles
 butsureki
    ぶつれき
Buddhist calendar

仏書

see styles
 bussho
    ぶっしょ
Buddhist scriptures

仏殿

see styles
 butsuden
    ぶつでん
temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha (esp. the main hall of a Zen Buddhist temple)

仏法

see styles
 buppou / buppo
    ぶっぽう
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

仏画

see styles
 butsuga
    ぶつが
Buddhist picture

仏経

see styles
 bukkyou / bukkyo
    ぶっきょう
Buddhist sutras

仏者

see styles
 bussha
    ぶっしゃ
Buddhist; Buddhist priest

仏花

see styles
 bukka; butsuka; butsubana
    ぶっか; ぶつか; ぶつばな
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

仏葬

see styles
 bussou / busso
    ぶっそう
Buddhist funeral

仏詣

see styles
 bukkei / bukke
    ぶっけい
act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

仏語

see styles
 butsugo
    ぶつご
(1) Buddhist term; (2) teaching of the Buddha; saying of the Buddha; words of the Buddha

仏道

see styles
 butsudou / butsudo
    ぶつどう
(1) teachings of Buddha; Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; (2) Buddhist enlightenment

仏間

see styles
 butsuma
    ぶつま
Buddhist family chapel; altar room

仏閣

see styles
 bukkaku
    ぶっかく
Buddhist temple

伝教

see styles
 dengyou; denkyou / dengyo; denkyo
    でんぎょう; でんきょう
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching; (personal name) Dengyou

伴僧

see styles
bàn sēng
    ban4 seng1
pan seng
 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
priests assisting at a Buddhist service
half-monk

伽藍


伽蓝

see styles
qié lán
    qie2 lan2
ch`ieh lan
    chieh lan
 garan
    がらん
Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 僧伽藍摩) temple (esp. large one); monastery; (suffix noun) (2) {Buddh} temple building; (surname) Tokiai
僧伽藍摩; 僧藍 saṅghārāma or saṅghāgāra. (1) The park of a monastery. (2) A monastery, convent. There are eighteen伽藍神 guardian spirits of a monastery.

位牌

see styles
wèi pái
    wei4 pai2
wei p`ai
    wei pai
 ihai
    いはい
Buddhist mortuary tablet
The board, or record of official position.

住僧

see styles
 juusou / juso
    じゅうそう
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

住持

see styles
zhù chí
    zhu4 chi2
chu ch`ih
    chu chih
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
(noun/participle) chief priest of temple
To dwell and control; the abbot of a monastery; resident superintendent; to maintain, or firmly hold to (faith in the Buddha, etc.). For住持身 v. 佛具十身.

住職


住职

see styles
zhù zhí
    zhu4 zhi2
chu chih
 juushoku / jushoku
    じゅうしょく
(noun/participle) chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
abbot

佛典

see styles
fó diǎn
    fo2 dian3
fo tien
 butten
Buddhist scriptures; Buddhist classics
a Buddhist scripture

佛刹

see styles
fó chà
    fo2 cha4
fo ch`a
    fo cha
 bussetsu
buddhakṣetra. 佛紇差怛羅 Buddha realm, land or country; see also 佛土, 佛國. The term is absent from Hīnayāna. In Mahāyāna it is the spiritual realm acquired by one who reaches perfect enlightenment, where he instructs all beings born there, preparing them for enlightenment. In the schools where Mahāyāna adopted an Ādi-Buddha, these realms or Buddha-fields interpenetrated each other, since they were coexistent with the universe. There are two classes of Buddhakṣetra: (1) in the Vairocana Schools, regarded as the regions of progress for the righteous after death; (2) in the Amitābha Schools, regarded as the Pure Land; v. McGovern, A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy, pp. 70-2.

佛媛

see styles
fó yuán
    fo2 yuan2
fo yüan
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)

佛學


佛学

see styles
fó xué
    fo2 xue2
fo hsüeh
Buddhist doctrine; Buddhist studies

佛家

see styles
fó jiā
    fo2 jia1
fo chia
 butsuke
Buddhism; Buddhist
The school or family of Buddhism; the Pure Land, where is the family of Buddha. Also all Buddhists from the srota-āpanna stage upwards.

佛寶


佛宝

see styles
fó bǎo
    fo2 bao3
fo pao
 buppō
法寳, 僧寳 Buddha, Dharma, Saṅgha, i.e. Buddha, the Law, the Order; these are the three Jewels, or precious ones, the Buddhist Trinity; v. 三寳.

佛寺

see styles
fó sì
    fo2 si4
fo ssu
 butsuji
Buddhist temple
Buddhist temple

佛戒

see styles
fó jiè
    fo2 jie4
fo chieh
 bukkai
The moral commandments of the Buddha; also, the laws of reality observed by all Buddhas.

佛書


佛书

see styles
fó shū
    fo2 shu1
fo shu
Buddhist scripture

佛會


佛会

see styles
fó huì
    fo2 hui4
fo hui
 butsue
Buddhist service

佛爺


佛爷

see styles
fó ye
    fo2 ye5
fo yeh
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee); Buddha; God; emperor; in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

佛珠

see styles
fó zhū
    fo2 zhu1
fo chu
Buddhist prayer beads

佛田

see styles
fó tián
    fo2 tian2
fo t`ien
    fo tien
 butta
    ぶった
(surname) Butta
Buddha field, in which the planting and cultivation of the Buddhist virtues ensure a rich harvest, especially the Buddha as an object of worship and the Order for almsgiving.

佛畵

see styles
fó huà
    fo2 hua4
fo hua
 butsuga
Buddhist painting

佛祖

see styles
fó zǔ
    fo2 zu3
fo tsu
 busso
Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect
The Buddha and other founders of cults; Buddhist patriarchs; two of the records concerning them are the佛祖統紀 and the佛祖通載 (歷代通載).

佛紀


佛纪

see styles
fó jì
    fo2 ji4
fo chi
 bukki
Buddhist era

佛經


佛经

see styles
fó jīng
    fo2 jing1
fo ching
 bukkyō
Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture
Buddhist canonical literature; also Buddha's image and sutras, with special reference to those purporting to have been introduced under Han Mingdi; sutras probably existed in China before that reign, but evidence is lacking. The first work, generally attributed to Mingdi's reign, is known as The Sutra of Forty-two Sections 四十二章經 but Maspero in B.E.F.E.O. ascribes it to the second century A.D.

佛舍

see styles
fó shè
    fo2 she4
fo she
 bussha
A Buddhist temple.

佛葬

see styles
fó zàng
    fo2 zang4
fo tsang
 bussō
Buddhist funeral

佛語


佛语

see styles
fó yǔ
    fo2 yu3
fo yü
 butsugo
Buddhist term
The words, or sayings, of Buddha.

佛門


佛门

see styles
fó mén
    fo2 men2
fo men
 butsumon
Buddhism
Buddhist teaching

佛閣


佛阁

see styles
fó gé
    fo2 ge2
fo ko
 bukkaku
Buddhist temple

佛龕


佛龛

see styles
fó kān
    fo2 kan1
fo k`an
    fo kan
niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)

作者

see styles
zuò zhě
    zuo4 zhe3
tso che
 sakusha
    さくしゃ
author; writer
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist
kartṛ; a doer, he who does things, hence the ātman, ego, or person within; the active element, or principle; one of the sixteen non-Buddhist definitions of the soul. Also kāraṇa, a cause, maker, creator, deity.

供僧

see styles
 gusou / guso
    ぐそう
(1) (abbreviation) (See 供奉僧・1) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; (2) Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

俗体

see styles
 zokutai
    ぞくたい
(1) (form) (See 僧体) appearance of a layperson (as opposed to a Buddhist priest); (2) (form) unrefined appearance; vulgar style

信士

see styles
xìn shì
    xin4 shi4
hsin shih
 shinji; shinshi
    しんじ; しんし
(1) {Buddh} male lay devotee; (suffix) (2) (title affixed to man's posthumous Buddhist name) (See 信女・2) believer; (3) (しんし only) (archaism) believer; (personal name) Shinji
upāsaka, 信事男 a male devotee, who remains in the world as a lay disciple. A bestower of alms. Cf. 優.

信女

see styles
xìn nǚ
    xin4 nv3
hsin nü
 shinnyo
    しんにょ
(1) {Buddh} female lay devotee; (suffix) (2) (title affixed to woman's posthumous Buddhist name) believer; (given name) Nobujo
upāsikā. A female devotee, who remains at home. Cf. 優.

信法

see styles
xìn fǎ
    xin4 fa3
hsin fa
 shinbō
to believe the [Buddhist] teachings

修善

see styles
xiū shàn
    xiu1 shan4
hsiu shan
 shuzen; shuuzen / shuzen; shuzen
    しゅぜん; しゅうぜん
(noun/participle) (しゅぜん is a Buddhist term) accumulating good deeds; doing good; (personal name) Nobuyoshi
To cultivate goodness; the goodness that is cultivated, in contrast with natural goodness.

倶者

see styles
 kusha
    くしゃ
Buddhist sect originating in the seventh century

像主

see styles
 zoushu / zoshu
    ぞうしゅ
(1) (rare) subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust; (2) (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

僧体

see styles
 soutai / sotai
    そうたい
(See 俗体・1) appearance of a Buddhist priest

僧家

see styles
sēng jiā
    seng1 jia1
seng chia
 souka; souke / soka; soke
    そうか; そうけ
(1) (rare) Buddhist temple; (2) (rare) Buddhist priest
the saṃgha

僧寺

see styles
sēng sì
    seng1 si4
seng ssu
 souji / soji
    そうじ
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
the saṃgha and the monastery

僧尼

see styles
sēng ní
    seng1 ni2
seng ni
 souni / soni
    そうに
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
monks and nuns
Monks and nuns.

僧形

see styles
 sougyou / sogyo
    そうぎょう
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

僧徒

see styles
sēng tú
    seng1 tu2
seng t`u
    seng tu
 souto / soto
    そうと
Buddhist monks
{Buddh} priests; monks
monks and their followers

僧正

see styles
sēng zhèng
    seng1 zheng4
seng cheng
 soujou / sojo
    そうじょう
high Buddhist priest
The Director or Pope of monks; an office under Wudi, A.D. 502‐550, of the Liang dynasty, for the control of the monks. Wendi, 560-7, of the Ch'en dynasty appointed a 大僧統 or Director over the monks in his capital.

僧綱


僧纲

see styles
sēng gāng
    seng1 gang1
seng kang
 sougou / sogo
    そうごう
(hist) Office of Monastic Affairs (ancient Buddhist ecclesiastical authority)
superintendent monk

僧藍


僧蓝

see styles
sēng lán
    seng1 lan2
seng lan
 sōran
a Buddhist convent or monastery

僧都

see styles
sēng dū
    seng1 du1
seng tu
 souzu / sozu
    そうず
Buddhist priest; (surname) Soto
director of monks

僧門


僧门

see styles
sēng mén
    seng1 men2
seng men
 soumon / somon
    そうもん
priesthood; Buddhism
Buddhist monastic community

僧院

see styles
sēng yuàn
    seng1 yuan4
seng yüan
 souin / soin
    そういん
abbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara
monastery; temple
temple

入仏

see styles
 nyuubutsu / nyubutsu
    にゅうぶつ
enshrining a Buddhist image

入室

see styles
rù shì
    ru4 shi4
ju shih
 nyuushitsu(p); nisshitsu / nyushitsu(p); nisshitsu
    にゅうしつ(P); にっしつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (にゅうしつ only) (See 退室) entering a room; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} studying under a Buddhist teacher
To enter the master's study for examination or instruction; to enter the status of a disciple, but strictly of an advanced disciple. To receive consecration.

入魂

see styles
 nyuukon / nyukon
    にゅうこん
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; (noun/participle) (2) breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (3) (archaism) (See 入魂・じゅこん) intimacy; familiarity

內寺


内寺

see styles
nèi sì
    nei4 si4
nei ssu
 naiji
The Buddhist shrines or temples in the palace, v. 內道塲.

內齋


内斋

see styles
nèi zhāi
    nei4 zhai1
nei chai
 naisai
Buddhist ceremonies in the palace on the emperor's birthday, v. 內道塲.

八家

see styles
bā jiā
    ba1 jia1
pa chia
 hakke
    はっけ
(1) (See 八宗) the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 入唐八家) the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period; (place-name) Yaya
eight schools

八成

see styles
bā chéng
    ba1 cheng2
pa ch`eng
    pa cheng
 hachi jō
eighty percent; most probably; most likely
idem 八相成道. 八成立因 The eight factors of a Buddhist syllogism.

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