Lingaku- to chant the nembutsuBuddhismsee also 念仏
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb
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- to chant the nembutsu
This refers specifically to the practice in Buddhism of reciting the name of Amida Buddha as a form of prayer, typically in Pure Land Buddhism. It is a spiritual exercise meant to invoke a connection with the divine and express devotion.
Chanting the nembutsu morning and evening has become a daily routine for me.
He quietly chanted the nembutsu to calm his mind.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ねんぶつをとなえる念仏を唱えるto chant the nembutsuまいにち毎日ねんぶつをとなえる念仏を唱えるto chant the nembutsu every dayねんぶつ念仏のこえ声the voice of nembutsuねんぶつをとなえる念仏を唱えるじかん時間the time to chant the nembutsuおねんぶつ念仏the nembutsu (a respectful form)ねんぶつ念仏のおしえ教えteachings of the nembutsuねんぶつをとなえる念仏を唱えるしゅうかん習慣the habit of chanting nembutsuねんぶつ念仏のこころ心the spirit of nembutsuねんぶつ念仏をつうじて通じてthrough the nembutsuねんぶつをとなえる念仏を唱えることthe act of chanting the nembutsu