ブッポウソウ

noun

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; The Three Jewels

Only with reading ぶっぽうそう

Buddhist term referring to the three core elements: the Buddha, his teachings (Dharma), and the monastic community (Sangha).

See also: 三宝 (さんぼう)

• 仏ぶっ教きょう徒とは仏ぶっ法ぽう僧そうに帰き依えする。

  Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

noun

Oriental dollarbird

A specific bird species (Eurystomus orientalis) known for its distinctive call that sounds like 'buppousou'.

• ブッポウソウは夏なつ鳥どりとして日本にほんに渡と来らいする。

  The Oriental dollarbird visits Japan as a summer bird.

noun

roller (bird of family Coraciidae)

General term for any bird in the roller family; the Oriental dollarbird is one species within this family.

• ブッポウソウ科かの鳥とりは鮮あざやかな羽はね色いろを持もつ。

  Birds of the roller family have vivid plumage.

noun

Eurasian scops owl

Rare, possibly erroneous usage; the call of the scops owl was historically confused with that of the dollarbird. Modern usage is very limited.

See also: コノハズク

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、ブッポウソウがコノハズクを指さすことがある。

  In old literature, 'buppousou' sometimes refers to the Eurasian scops owl.