This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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菩薩

ぼさつ、ぼさち
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
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菩提寺

ぼだいじ
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
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菩提

ぼだい
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
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観世音菩薩

かんぜおんぼさつ
Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
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菩提樹

ぼだいじゅ
lime tree; linden (Tilia); bo tree; peepul (Ficus religiosa)
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弥勒菩薩

みろくぼさつ
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
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菩提薩埵

ぼだいさった
bodhisattva
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発菩提心

はつぼだいしん
deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening
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如菩薩

にょぼさつ
Buddha-like compassion
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阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい
anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)