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    3. 成仏

    成仏

    成じょう仏ぶつ

    attaining Buddhahood

    KMT10News #43+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    じょうぶつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana
    2.
    going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)

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    亡なくなった人ひとが成じょう仏ぶつすることを願ねがう。

    I pray for the deceased to rest in peace.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれの魂たましいが安やすらかに成じょう仏ぶつすることを祈いのった。

    I prayed for his soul to rest peacefully.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychology
    仏ぶっ教きょうの教おしえでは、修しゅ行ぎょうを積つむことで成じょう仏ぶつできるとされている。

    In Buddhist teachings, it is believed that one can attain Buddhahood by accumulating ascetic practices.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophyphilosophy
    怨おん霊りょうが成じょう仏ぶつできずにこの世よをさまよっているという伝でん説せつがある。

    There is a legend that vengeful spirits wander this world unable to find peace.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    彼かれは生せい前ぜんに善ぜん行こうを積つんだので、きっと成じょう仏ぶつできるだろう。

    He accumulated good deeds during his lifetime, so he will surely attain Buddhahood.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    成
    な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)
    turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)
    仏
    ほとけ…(2)
    Buddha・the dead・France
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