仏ぶっ子し

noun

follower of the Buddha; Buddhist

A person who follows the Buddha's teachings; a Buddhist. Used in religious contexts.

• 彼かれは熱ねっ心しんな仏ぶっ子しとして知しられている。

  He is known as a devout follower of the Buddha.

noun

all Buddha's children; mankind; all living things

In a broader Buddhist sense, refers to all sentient beings as children of the Buddha. Compare 衆生.

See also: 衆生

• 仏ぶっ子しとして、すべての生いきとし生いけるものを慈いつくしむ。

  As children of the Buddha, we cherish all living things.

noun

Bodhisattva

Rarely used to refer to a Bodhisattva, an enlightened being who delays nirvana to help others.

• 一いち部ぶの経きょう典てんでは、仏ぶっ子しは菩ぼ薩さつを指さすこともある。

  In some scriptures, 仏子 can refer to a Bodhisattva.