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仏心 (hotokegokoro) Japanese meaning: mercy | Kotomora

仏ほとけ心ごころ

ほ

と

け

ご

こ

ろ

Meanings

1

mercy; merciful heart; charity

Refers to a compassionate, merciful heart like that of the Buddha. Often used in religious or moral contexts.

彼かれの行こう動どうには仏ほとけ心ごころが感かんじ

られ

た

。

His actions showed a merciful heart.

仏ほとけ心ごころをもって人ひとに接せっする。

Treat people with a merciful heart.

Kanji

仏Buddha, the dead, France
心heart, mind, spirit

Related words

慈じ悲ひ
慈悲 is a more common Buddhist term for compassion and mercy, while 仏心 specifically emphasizes a heart like the Buddha's.
思おもいやり
思いやり is a general term for thoughtfulness and consideration, without the religious nuance of 仏心.

Built from

仏ほとけ+心こころ

Etymology

Compound of 仏 (ほとけ, 'Buddha') and 心 (こころ, 'heart, mind'). The reading ほとけごころ follows rendaku voicing of こころ.