曩謨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曩	謨
のう Hyōgaiji	ぼ Hyōgaiji
goon	kan’on

Etymology

/naubo/ → /nɔːbo/ → /noːbo/

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

Phrase

曩(のう)謨(ぼ) • (nōbo) ^{←なうぼ (naubo)?}

1. (Buddhism) Synonym of 南無 (namu): Used in Buddhist salutations or expressions of faith

   曩(のう)謨(ぼー)囉(あら)怛(たん)嚢(のう)怛(と)囉(ら)夜(やー)耶(や)…

   Nōbō aratannō torayāya…

   Namo’ratna-trayāya... (First line of a Shingon dharani)