Nembutsu - English meaning

noun

In some forms of japanese buddhism: an invocation of amida (amitabha) chanted to achieve self-purification and spiritual awakening in this life (satori) and rebirth into amida's pure land after death, to express gratitude to amida on realization of enlightenment, or to cancel bad karma.

noun

In extended use: the action, practice, or doctrine of reciting the nembutsu; pure land buddhism.

adjective

Of or relating to the recitation of the nembutsu; belonging to the school of pure land buddhism.

noun

In some forms of japanese buddhism: an invocation of amida (amitabha) chanted to achieve self-purification and spiritual awakening in this life (satori) and rebirth into amida's pure land after death, to express gratitude to amida on realization of enlightenment, or to cancel bad karma.

noun

In extended use: the action, practice, or doctrine of reciting the nembutsu; pure land buddhism.

adjective

Of or relating to the recitation of the nembutsu; belonging to the school of pure land buddhism.

noun

In some forms of japanese buddhism: an invocation of amida (amitabha) chanted to achieve self-purification and spiritual awakening in this life (satori) and rebirth into amida's pure land after death, to express gratitude to amida on realization of enlightenment, or to cancel bad karma.

noun

In extended use: the action, practice, or doctrine of reciting the nembutsu; pure land buddhism.

adjective

Of or relating to the recitation of the nembutsu; belonging to the school of pure land buddhism.