Kanji
菩
kanji character
kind of grass
sacred tree
菩 kanji-菩 kind of grass, sacred tree
菩
Meaning
kind of grass and sacred tree
Readings
On'yomi
- ぼ さつ bodhisattva
- ぼ だい bodhi
- ぼ だいじゅ Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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菩 薩 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)... -
菩 提 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world -
菩 提 樹 Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree), sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), bodhi tree... -
菩 提 寺 one's family temple, temple with one's family grave -
菩 提 心 aspiration for Buddhahood -
菩 薩 揚 ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period) -
菩 薩 揚 げceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period) -
菩 提 道 場 Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) -
菩 提 達 磨 Bodhidharma -
菩 提 薩 埵 bodhisattva -
如 菩 薩 Buddha-like compassion -
菩 提 を弔 うto hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras -
仏 菩 薩 buddhas and bodhisattvas -
発 菩 提 心 deciding to embrace Buddhism, deciding to seek enlightenment, seeking to have religious awakening -
弥 勒 菩 薩 Maitreya (Bodhisattva), Miroku -
普 賢 菩 薩 Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva), Fugen, Puxian -
地 蔵 菩 薩 Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha... -
多 羅 菩 薩 Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara) -
勢 至 菩 薩 Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva) -
文 殊 菩 薩 Manjusri (Bodhisattva), Monju, Monjushuri... -
月 光 菩 薩 Candraprabha (bodhisattva) -
日 光 菩 薩 Suryaprabha (bodhisattva) -
妙 見 菩 薩 Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper) -
薬 王 菩 薩 Bhaisajyaraja (bodhisattva) -
観 音 菩 薩 Kannon (Bodhisattva), Kwannon, Goddess of Mercy... -
觀 音 菩 薩 Kannon (Bodhisattva), Kwannon, Goddess of Mercy... -
大 菩 薩 峠 The Sword of Doom (1966 film) -
虚 空 蔵 菩 薩 Akasagarbha (bodhisattva) -
観 世 音 菩 薩 Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon... - ベンガル
菩 提 樹 Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis), banyan tree