Meaning

Primary

Buddhist Scriptures

Alternative

Buddhist Writing

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Buddha transcribed all of the rules of Buddhism in the Buddhist Scriptures and Buddhist Writings.

Reading

ぶってん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Note that ぶつ gets shortened to ぶっ.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 仏典にある

    in the Buddhist Scriptures

    仏典に見られる

    can be seen in the Buddhist Scriptures

    仏典に出てくる

    appears in the Buddhist Scriptures

Context Sentences

この言葉は、仏典の中に登場します。

This word appears in Buddhist scriptures.

彼らはサンスクリット語仏典、パーリ語仏典、漢語仏典を全て丸暗記しています。

They have memorized all Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures, Pali Buddhist scriptures, and Chinese Buddhist scriptures.

私はあなたの笑顔が大好きです。あなたの笑顔には、仏典数冊分以上のパワーが感じられます。

I love your smile. It feels like it holds more power than several volumes of Buddhist scriptures.

Kanji Composition