菩

菩 — readings, stroke count and radical

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kind of grass, sacred tree

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹咅

菩薩ぼさつ仏教において、如来（仏陀）に次ぐ存在。日本において、朝廷が高僧に与えた号日本における神の尊号。八幡大菩薩等bodhisattva, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
菩提ぼだい煩悩を断って得た悟りの境地。死後の冥福。bodhi, happiness in the next world
菩提寺ぼだいじ檀家となりその家の墓をつくり代々その菩提を弔い、それらの仏事を依頼する寺院。檀那寺。one's family temple, temple with one's family grave
菩提樹ぼだいじゅ（ぼだいじゅ、ぼだいず）天竺菩提樹の別称。（ぼだいじゅ）アオイ目アオイ科シナノキ属に属する落葉樹の一種。学名:Tilia miqueliana。（ぼだいじゅ）禅宗における悟り。Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree), sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), bodhi tree, bo tree
菩提心ぼだいしんaspiration for Buddhahood
菩提道場ぼだいどうじょうBodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
菩提達磨ぼだいだるまBodhidharma
菩提薩埵ぼだいさったbodhisattva
菩薩揚げぼさあげceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)
菩提を弔うぼだいをとむらうto hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

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