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仏足石 (ぶっそくせき, bussokuseki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仏ぶっ足そく石せき

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Meanings

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Buddha's footprint carved in stone

A stone carving of the Buddha's footprint, often found at temples and considered an object of veneration in Buddhism.

この寺てらには古ふるい仏ぶっ足そく石せきが安あん置ち

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An old Buddha footprint stone is enshrined at this temple.

Kanji

仏Buddha, the dead, France
足leg, foot, be sufficient
石stone

Word family

仏ぶっ足そく石せき歌か
Bussokusekika poems; poems inscribed beside the Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi-ji
仏ぶっ足そく石せきの歌うた
poems inscribed beside the Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple

Etymology

From 仏 (Buddha) + 足 (foot) + 石 (stone). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term refers to a stone carving of the Buddha's footprint used in Buddhist worship.