ほとけ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほとけ – see the following entry.
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(Buddhism) a buddha (enlightened or awakened sentient being)
(Buddhism) a statue or image of any buddha
a departed soul, deceased
(colloquial) a term that a parent calls a child expressing parental affection, equivalent to “my dear”
(religion) Buddhism
(Buddhism) performing a Buddhist memorial service
(Buddhism) the Sakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama
(Buddhism) any of the other buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures
(This term, ほとけ (hotoke), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ほとけ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほとけ.)

Old Japanese

Noun

ほとけ (poto2ke2)

  1. 佛: carving, image, statue, or other likeness of a buddha
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