thing; object; matter

family Buddhist altar

(Buddhism) a prayer or chant to the Buddha / (Buddhism, especially) chanting the name of Amitābha Buddha, thought to rescue its devotee to the pure land

(Buddhism) to pray to the Buddha / (Buddhism, especially) to chant 南無阿弥陀仏 (namu Amida-butsu), an invocation to the Amitābha Buddha

butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance.

foreign body

dirt, filth, dust, garbage

Kyūjitai form of 阿弥陀仏 (“Amitābha”)

Kyūjitai form of 南無阿弥陀仏 (“Namo Amitābhāya”)

pork miso soup