Monday, April 25, 2011

What does jiriki-hon and shomyo mean in japanese?

Question:


i believe they are buddhist notions, can someone provide the Kanji characters as well for these words?

Answer:


I am only answering this question because there were no other answers and I just did some research on www.jisho.org
I only know that 自力 - jiriki means "one's own strength". I couldn't find anywhere "jiriki-hon" 自力本 but jisho.org had "jirikihongan":

自力本願 - jirikihongan- salvation by one's own efforts; self-reliance

自 - ji - oneself
力 - riki -  strength
本 - hon - main; real; true; origin
願 - gan - vow; wish; request

声明 - shoumyou - 1: sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies);
2: (Buddhist term) chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)
唱名 - shoumyou - intoning or chanting the name of the Buddha (verb)
正命 - shoumyou - right livelihood

正 - shou - righteous
命 - myou - command; life

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