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菩: Buddhist "bodhi" (enlightenment)

Buddhist "bodhi" (enlightenment)
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Readings

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ボ
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Sound-translates Sanskrit bodhi: 菩薩 (bodhisattva), 菩提 (enlightenment). Always read ボ.

Key words

菩薩ぼさつbodhisattva
菩提ぼだいenlightenment (bodhi)
菩提寺ぼだいじfamily temple
菩提樹ぼだいじゅbodhi tree; linden
菩提を弔うぼだいをとむらうto pray for the dead

Example sentences

Our ancestors' graves are on the hill behind our family temple.

A large bodhi tree stands in the temple garden.

He recites sutras every morning to pray for the repose of his late wife.

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