NICHIREN BUDDHISM

Meaning of NICHIREN BUDDHISM in English

/nich"euhr euhn/

a doctrine of salvation based on the Lotus Sutra.

[ after Nichiren (1222-82), a Japanese Buddhist monk who advocated the doctrine ]

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NICHIREN BUDDHISM — One of the largest schools of Japanese Buddhism , founded by Nichiren . It believes that the essence of the …
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NICHIREN BUDDHISM — school of Japanese Buddhism named after its founder, the 13th-century militant prophet and saint Nichiren. It is one of the …
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NICHIREN BUDDHISM — One of the largest schools of Japanese Buddhism , founded by Nichiren . It believes that the essence of the …
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NICHIREN BUDDHISM — Нитирэн
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUDDHISM — I Religion and philosophy founded in northeastern India in the 5th century BC based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, …
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BUDDHISM
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BUDDHISM — Man-made eastern religion : A world religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha and holding that a …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — noun Date: 1801 a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NICHIREN — orig. Zennichi born March 30, 1222, Kominato, Japan died Nov. 14, 1282, Ikegami Japanese Buddhist prophet, founder of Nichiren Buddhism …
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NICHIREN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — -ˌdizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Gautama Buddha + English -ism 1. usually capitalized : the teaching ascribed to Gautama …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the awakened or …
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BUDDHISM — ( n. ) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — — Buddhist , n. , adj. — Buddhistic, Buddhistical , adj. — Buddhistically , adv. /booh"diz euhm, bood"iz-/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — n. nontheistic religion based on the quest for enlightenment through the subduing of all worldly passions and desires (founded by …
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BUDDHISM — noun Date: 1801 : a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUDDHISM — noun the religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the hindoo sage gautama siddartha, surnamed buddha, "the awakened or …
Webster English vocab
NICHIREN — [ 'nɪʃərən ] (also ~ Buddhism ) ■ noun a Japanese Buddhist sect founded by the religious teacher ~ (1222–82).
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUDDHISM — [ 'bʊdɪz(ə)m ] ■ noun a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama (Buddha; c. 563– c. 460 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUDDHISM — [Bud.dhism] n (1801): a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering …
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NICHIREN — born March 30, 1222, Kominato, Japan died Nov. 14, 1282, Ikegami original name Zennichi, also called Zenshobo Rencho, posthumous name …
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NICHIREN — Nichiren BrE AmE ˌnɪtʃ ɪ ˈren ˌ••ˈ•; ˈnɪʃ ər ən —Japanese [ ˈɲi tɕi ɾeɴ ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — Buddhism BrE AmE ˈbʊd ɪz ə m ˈbuːd-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — / ˈbʊdɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U ] an Asian religion based on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama (or Buddha) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — Bud ‧ dhis ‧ m /ˈbʊdɪz ə m $ ˈbuː-, ˈbʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a religion of east and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUDDHISM — n. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Gautama Buddha in India in the 5th c. BC, which teaches …
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BUDDHISM — n. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Gautama Buddha in India in the 5th c. BC, which teaches …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — n. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Gautama Buddha in India in the 5th c. BC, which teaches …
Oxford English vocab
BUDDHISM — Buddhism is a religion which teaches that the way to end suffering is by overcoming your desires. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — ~ is a religion which teaches that the way to end suffering is by overcoming your desires. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BUDDHISM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His Buddhist piety led representatives of the thousands of Untouchables who had embraced Buddhism to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUDDHISM — [noun] [U] - a religion that originally comes from India and teaches that personal spiritual improvement will lead to a …
Cambridge English vocab
NICHIREN — n. orig. Zennichi born March 30, 1222, Kominato, Japan died Nov. 14, 1282, Ikegami Japanese Buddhist prophet, founder of Nichiren …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BUDDHISM — n. Nichiren Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism
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BUDDHISM — n. Religion and philosophy founded in northeastern India in the 5th century BC based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, …
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BUDDHISM — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BUDDHISM — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Tibetan ▪ Zen ▪ She became interested in Zen ~.
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUDDHISM — буддизм
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUDDHISM — сущ. буддизм buddhism буддизм
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NICHIREN — Нитирэн
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUDDHISM — Буддизм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUDDHISM — сущ. буддизм buddhism буддизм
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOKA-GAKKAI — Lay religious and political group associated with the Buddhist sect Nichiren-sho-shu (see Nichiren Buddhism ). The most successful of Japan's …
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MAHAYANA — One of the three major Buddhist traditions. It arose in the 1st century AD and is widely followed today in …
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LOTUS SUTRA — Text central to the Japanese Tendai (Chinese Tiantai ) and Nichiren sects of Mahayana Buddhism. It represents the Buddha as …
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KAMAKURA PERIOD — (1192–1333) Period of Japanese history marked by the country's first era of military government. The Kamakura shogunate was established by …
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SOKA GAKKAI — ˌsōkə¦gäkī noun Usage: usually capitalized S&G Etymology: Japanese Sōka Gakkai , lit, value-creation society : a lay religious organization of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAPPO — in Japanese Buddhism, the age of the degeneration of the Buddha's law, which some believe to be the current age …
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SOKA-GAKKAI — (Japanese: Value-Creation Society), a lay religious group associated with the Japanese Buddhist sect Nichiren-sho-shu. Soka-gakkai has had rapid growth since …
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SADO — island, Niigata Prefecture (ken), Japan, in the Sea of Japan, 32 mi (51 km) west of Honshu. It faces Niigata, …
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RISSHO-KOSEI-KAI — (Japanese: Society for Establishing Righteousness and Friendly Relations), lay religious group in Japan based on the teachings of the Nichiren …
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REIYU-KAI — (Japanese: Association of the Friends of the Spirit), Japanese lay religion based on the teachings of the Nichiren school of …
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MAHAYANA — (Sanskrit: Greater Vehicle), one of the two major Buddhist traditions and the form most widely adhered to in China, Korea, …
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LOTUS SUTRA — Sanskrit Saddharmapundarika-sutra (Lotus of the Good Law [or True Doctrine] Sutra), one of the earlier Mahayana Buddhist texts venerated as …
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KAMAKURA PERIOD — in Japanese history, the period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. It was …
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ISHIBASHI TANZAN — born Sept. 25, 1884, Tokyo died April 25, 1973, Tokyo politician, economist, and journalist who was prime minister of Japan …
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HASEGAWA TOHAKU — born 1539, Nanao, Japan died March 20, 1610, Edo? [now Tokyo] Japanese painter of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (15741600) and the …
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ANEZAKI MASAHARU — born July 25, 1873, Kyoto, Japan died July 23, 1949, Atami also called Anezaki Chofu, Anezaki also spelled Anesaki Japanese …
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SOKA-GAKKAI — Lay religious and political group associated with the Buddhist sect Nichiren-sho-shu (see Nichiren Buddhism ). The most successful of Japan's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAHAYANA — n. One of the three major Buddhist traditions. It arose in the 1st century AD and is widely followed today …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LOTUS SUTRA — Text central to the Japanese Tendai (Chinese Tiantai ) and Nichiren sects of Mahayana Buddhism. It represents the Buddha as …
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