Word Meaning 菩提達磨

Listen to 菩提寺

菩提寺

ぼだいじ

one's family temple

Listen to 菩提樹

菩提樹

ぼだいじゅ

Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)

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 菩提薩埵

菩提薩埵

ぼだいさった

bodhisattva

Listen to 達磨

達磨

だるま

Bodhidharma

Listen to 血達磨

血達磨

ちだるま

covered in blood

Listen to 阿毘達磨

阿毘達磨

あびだつま

abhidharma

Listen to 達磨宗

達磨宗

だるましゅう

Zen (Buddhism)

Listen to 達磨歌

達磨歌

だるまうた

confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)