朝題目に宵念仏
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朝 | 題 | 目 | 宵 | 念 | 仏 |
| あさ Grade: 2 |
だい Grade: 3 |
もく Grade: 1 |
よい Grade: S |
ねん Grade: 4 |
ぶつ Grade: 5 |
| kun’yomi | goon | kun’yomi | goon | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 朝題目に宵念佛 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Literally “chanting the daimoku (title) in the morning, and Buddhist prayers in the evening.”
Chanting the daimoku is a specialty of the Nichiren school of Buddhism, while the evening prayers is a specialty of other Buddhist sects, such as 浄土宗 (Jōdo-shū, literally “Pure Land school”).
Proverb edit
朝題目に宵念仏 • (asa daimoku ni yoi nenbutsu)
- changing sides frequently; lacking loyalty or principles; opportunistic
- Synonym: 朝題目に夕念仏 (asa daimoku ni yū nenbutsu)