Japanese dictionary of Kanji words: translation of 'buddhism'

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畜生

pronunciation: chikushou
kanji characters: 畜 , 生
keyword: buddhism
translation: beast, brute (of a man), Dam it! Hang it!
畜生の様な: chikushounoyouna: brutal, beastly <<< 様
此畜生: konchikushou: You brute! <<< 此
畜生道: chikushoudou: hell of beasts, incest <<< 道
related words: 動物 , 獣

入道

pronunciation: nyuudou
kanji characters: 入 , 道
keyword: buddhism
translation: lay bonze [priest]
入道雲: nyuudougumo: towering mass of clouds <<< 雲
大入道: oonyuudou: huge monster, giant <<< 大

如来

pronunciation: nyorai
kanji characters: 如 , 来
keyword: buddhism
translation: Tathagata
related words: 釈迦 ,

涅槃

pronunciation: nehan
kanji characters: 涅
keyword: buddhism
translation: nirvana
涅槃に入る: nehannnihairu: enter into nirvana <<< 入

念仏

pronunciation: nenbutsu
kanji characters: 念 , 仏
keyword: buddhism
translation: Buddhist prayer
念仏を唱える: nenbutsuotonaeru: chant a prayer (to the Buddha) <<< 唱
馬に念仏: umaninenbutsu: A nod is as good as a wink (to a blind man), my advice fell like water off a duck's back, cast [throw] pearls before swine <<< 馬

般若

pronunciation: hannnya
kanji characters: 般 , 若
keyword: buddhism
translation: prajna, wisdom in Buddhism
般若の面: hannnyanomen: mask of demon (in Noh theater) <<< 面
般若心経: hannnyashingyou: Heart Sutra, Pranaparamita Hrdaya

彼岸

pronunciation: higan
kanji characters: 彼 , 岸
keyword: buddhism , calendar
translation: equinoctial week, nirvana, afterlife
彼岸の: higannno: equinoctial
彼岸会: higanne: nirvana worship [religious] service <<< 会
彼岸桜: higanzakura: early flowering cherry (tree) <<< 桜
彼岸花: higanbana: amaryllis <<< 花 , アマリリス , リコリス
彼岸の入り: higannnoiri: beginning of the equinoctial week <<< 入
彼岸の中日: higannnochuunichi: equinoctial day
春の彼岸: harunohigan: vernal equinox <<< 春
秋の彼岸: akinohigan: autumnal equinox <<< 秋
related words: 春分 , 秋分