noun
all worldly phenomena; all conditioned things
Buddhist term for all phenomena that arise and cease through causes and conditions; often contrasted with the unconditioned (涅槃). Also used for meritorious practices leading to enlightenment.
諸行無常は仏教の根本的な教えの一つだ。
The impermanence of all things is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.
諸行を修めて悟りを目指す。
One aims for enlightenment by practicing meritorious acts.
noun
all practices other than nembutsu
In Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, refers to all religious practices other than reciting the nembutsu (念仏), which is considered the primary path to rebirth in the Pure Land.
浄土宗では、諸行を捨てて念仏に専念することが勧められる。
In the Jodo school, one is encouraged to abandon other practices and devote oneself solely to the nembutsu.
From Middle Chinese 諸行 (MC tsyo hæng), a Buddhist term translating Sanskrit saṃskāra (conditioned phenomena) or sarvasaṃskāra (all conditioned things). The Jodo-specific sense developed in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism.