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    3. 布施

    布施

    布ふ施せ

    alms-giving

    KMT4News #5+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    ふせ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    alms-giving, charity
    Buddhism
    2.
    offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
    Buddhism

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    彼かれは寺てらに布ふ施せをしました。

    He made an offering to the temple.

    KMT3Religion & Philosophy
    布ふ施せは仏ぶっ教きょうの重じゅう要ような行おこないです。

    Alms-giving is an important practice in Buddhism.

    KMT4Religion & Philosophy
    僧そう侶りょは信しん者じゃからの布ふ施せで生せい活かつしています。

    Monks live on offerings from believers.

    KMT5Religion & Philosophy
    仏ぶっ教きょうでは、布ふ施せの精せい神しんが大たい切せつにされています。

    In Buddhism, the spirit of alms-giving is valued.

    KMT5Religion & Philosophy
    貧まずしい人ひと々びとへの布ふ施せは、慈じ悲ひの心こころを表あらわします。

    Alms-giving to the poor shows a compassionate heart.

    KMT6Religion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    布
    ぬの・し.く・きれ…(5)
    linen・cloth・spread・distribute
    施
    ほどこ.す…(2)
    give・bestow・perform・alms
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