Word Meaning 菩提薩埵

Listen to 菩薩

菩薩

ぼさち

High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)

Listen to 菩提樹

菩提樹

ぼだいじゅ

Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)

Listen to 菩提寺

菩提寺

ぼだいじ

one's family temple

Listen to 菩提

菩提

ぼだい

happiness in the next world

Listen to 菩提道場

菩提道場

ぼだいどうじょう

Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

Listen to 菩提心

菩提心

ぼだいしん

aspiration for Buddhahood

Listen to 菩提達磨

菩提達磨

ぼだいだるま

Bodhidharma

Listen to 菩薩揚

菩薩揚

ぼさあげ

ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

Listen to 菩提を弔う

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

Listen to 薩埵

薩埵

さった

bodhisattva

Listen to 発菩提心

発菩提心

ほつぼだいしん

deciding to embrace Buddhism

Listen to 地蔵菩薩本願経

地蔵菩薩本願経

じぞうぼさつほんがんきょう

Sutra of the Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva