Japanese

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Kanji in this term
のう
Hyōgai

Hyōgai
goon kan'on

Etymology

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/naubo//nɔːbo//noːbo/

Ultimately from a transliteration of Sanskrit नमो (namo, literally a bow).

Phrase

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(のう)() (nōboなうぼ (naubo)?

  1. (Buddhism) Synonym of 南無 (namu): Used in Buddhist salutations or expressions of faith
    (のう)(ぼー)(あら)(たん)(のう)()()(やー)()
    Nōbō aratannō torayāya…
    Namo’ratna-trayāya... (First line of a Shingon dharani)