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心経 (しんぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心しん経ぎょう

also: しんきょう

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Meanings

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noun

Heart Sutra

abbreviationBuddhism

Abbreviation of 般若心経 (はんにゃしんぎょう), the Heart Sutra, a well-known Buddhist scripture. Used in Buddhist contexts.

See also: 般若心経

お寺てらで心しん経ぎょうを唱となえた。
I chanted the Heart Sutra at the temple.
心しん経ぎょうは般はん若にゃ心しん経ぎょうの略りゃく称しょうです。
心経 is an abbreviation of 般若心経.

Written forms

心経Usage100%
- しんぎょう
  Standard kanji spelling for the abbreviated title of the Heart Sutra.
- しんきょう
  Alternate reading; less common than しんぎょう.

しんきょう

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Similar words

般はん若にゃ心しん経ぎょう
Full title of the Heart Sutra; 心経 is the common abbreviation.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 般若心経 (はんにゃしんぎょう), the Japanese title of the Heart Sutra, a Mahayana Buddhist scripture.