念仏

ねんぶつ

[nenbutsu]

Definitions

1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha

2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

祖母そぼは毎日まいにち念仏ねんぶつを唱えとなえている。

My grandmother chants the nembutsu every day.

お葬式そうしきで念仏ねんぶつを唱えとなえた。

We chanted the nembutsu at the funeral.

念仏ねんぶつは心こころを落ち着かおちつかせる。

Chanting the nembutsu calms the mind.