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A3 Noun, する-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, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

        Buddhism,

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      2. 2.

        visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

        Buddhism

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    念仏 【ねんぶつ】

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      • ね

      • ん

      • ぶ

      • つ

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    • お坊(ぼう)さんが念仏(ねんぶつ)を唱(とな)えています。

      The monk is reciting the nembutsu.

    • 仏(ほとけ)の姿(すがた)や徳(とく)を心中(しんちゅう)に思(おも)い浮(う)かべる事(こと)が念仏(ねんぶつ)だ。

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

    • 仏(ほとけ)の名(な)を口(くち)に唱(とな)えることを念仏(ねんぶつ)と言(い)うと聞(き)きました。

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

    • 一心(いっしん)に念仏(ねんぶつ)することで自分(じぶん)が救(すく)われると私(わたし)は信(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)の葬式(そうしき)において、葬儀中(そうぎちゅう)に何度(なんど)か念仏(ねんぶつ)を唱(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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