Word Meaning 念仏を唱える

Listen to 念仏往生

念仏往生

ねんぶつおうじょう

being reborn in the Pure Land through the invocation of the nembutsu

Listen to 念仏

念仏

ねんぶつ

visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

Listen to 念持仏

念持仏

ねんじぶつ

Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home

Listen to 念仏踊

念仏踊

ねんぶつおどり

Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing

Listen to 念仏三昧

念仏三昧

ねんぶつざんまい

being deep in prayer

Listen to 専修念仏

専修念仏

せんじゅねんぶつ

intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)

Listen to 融通念仏宗

融通念仏宗

ゆうずうねんぶつしゅう

Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)

Listen to 口称念仏

口称念仏

くしょうねんぶつ

chanting an invocation (to Amida Buddha)

Listen to 隠れ念仏

隠れ念仏

かくれねんぶつ

secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)

Listen to 鬼の念仏

鬼の念仏

おにのねんぶつ

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

Listen to 別時念仏

別時念仏

べつじねんぶつ

recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)

Listen to 大念仏

大念仏

だいねんぶつ

loudly reciting Amithaba's name