南無阿弥陀仏

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Jinmeiyō

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Jinmeiyō
ぶつ
Grade: 5
kan'yōon goon
Alternative spelling
南無阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nom mju 'a mjie da bjut), itself borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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()()()()()(ぶつ) (Namu Amidabutsu

  1. (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN