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A3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

念仏(ねんぶつ)nembutsu, nenbutsu, nianfo, prayer to Amitabha Buddha, visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      nembutsu, nianfo, the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha

      Buddhism,
    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

      Buddhism

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    念仏 【ねんぶつ】

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      (ぼう)さんが念仏(ねんぶつ)(とな)えています。

      The monk is reciting the nembutsu.

        (ほとけ)姿(すがた)(とく)心中(しんちゅう)に思い()かべる(こと)念仏(ねんぶつ)だ。

        Visualizing the appearance and virtues of the Buddha in one's heart is called nenbutsu.

          (ふつ)()(ぐち)(とな)えることを念仏(ねんぶつ)()うと()きました。

          I heard that saying the name of the Buddha is called nembutsu.

            一心(いっしん)念仏(ねんぶつ)することで自分(じぶん)(すく)われると私は(しん)じています。

            I believe that by wholeheartedly reciting the nembutsu, I will be saved.

              親族(しんぞく)葬式(そうしき)において、葬儀(そうぎ)中に何度(なんど)念仏(ねんぶつ)(とな)える機会(きかい)がありました。

              At the funeral of a relative, there were several opportunities to recite the nembutsu during the ceremony.

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