念仏

ねんぶつ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive nembutsu; nianfo (i.e.: the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha) See also: 南無阿弥陀仏 (なむあみだぶつ).
2. visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

Kanji

• 念 thought. Read as ネン.
• 仏 Buddha. Read as ブツ.

Common phrases

• 念仏を唱える (ねんぶつをとなえる) to chant the nembutsu
• 念仏を称える

Words containing 念仏

• 融通念仏宗 (ゆうずうねんぶつしゅう) Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)
• 念仏踊り (ねんぶつおどり) Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
• 大念仏 (だいねんぶつ) loudly reciting Amithaba's name

And 14 more.

Word lists

• Buddhism

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists