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帰命頂礼 (きみょうちょうらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帰き命みょう頂ちょう礼らい

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Meanings

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noun

most formal form of a prayer (Buddhism)

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)Buddhism

A yojijukugo used in Buddhist contexts to refer to the most formal, reverent prayer or act of devotion. Rare in everyday language.

帰き命みょう頂ちょう礼らいは、仏ぶっ教きょうの最もっとも丁てい重ちょうな祈いのりの形かたちを指さす四よ字じ熟じゅく語ご

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帰命頂礼 is a yojijukugo that refers to the most formal form of prayer in Buddhism.

Kanji

帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to
命fate, command, decree
頂place on the head, receive, top of head
礼salute, bow, ceremony

Etymology

A Buddhist yojijukugo composed of 帰命 (taking refuge) and 頂礼 (bowing deeply). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the most reverent form of devotion.