ねんぶつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ねんぶつ – see the following entry.
【念仏】
[noun] (Buddhism) a prayer or chant to the Buddha
[noun] (Buddhism, especially) chanting the name of Amitābha Buddha, thought to rescue its devotee to the pure land
[noun] (by extension) a candid advice or sermon that is one-sided and with the same tone
[verb] (Buddhism) to pray to the Buddha
[verb] (Buddhism, especially) to chant 南無阿弥陀仏 (namu Amida-butsu), an invocation to the Amitābha Buddha
(This term, ねんぶつ (nenbutsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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