菩提

ぼだい

Meanings

1. Noun bodhi (i.e.: enlightenment)
2. happiness in the next world

Kanji

• 菩 kind of grass; sacred tree. Read as ボ.
• 提 put forward. Read as ダイ.

Common phrases

• 菩提を弔う (ぼだいをとむらう) to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

Words containing 菩提

• 菩提樹 (ぼだいじゅ) Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)
• 菩提心 (ぼだいしん) aspiration for Buddhahood
• 菩提達磨 (ぼだいだるま) Bodhidharma

And 6 more.

Word lists

• Buddhism

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists