阿耨多羅三藐三菩提あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい

Similar words

• 菩ぼ提だい

  菩提 (bodhi) refers to enlightenment in general, while 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 specifies the supreme, unsurpassed enlightenment of a Buddha.

• 悟さとり

  悟り is the common Japanese word for spiritual awakening or enlightenment, whereas 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 is a formal Sanskrit-derived Buddhist term.

Etymology

Transliteration of the Sanskrit 'anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi', meaning 'unsurpassed, perfect and complete enlightenment'. The kanji are used phonetically (ateji) to represent the sounds.