布ふ施せ

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布施する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

alms-giving; charity

Buddhist term for the practice of giving alms or making charitable donations, often as a religious act of merit.

offerings to a priest; monetary offering

Specifically, money or goods offered to a Buddhist priest, often in return for sutra reading or memorial services.

〈人ひと〉に布ふ施せをするto give alms/charity to someone
貧まずしい人ひと々びとに布ふ施せをするのは仏ぶっ教きょうの大たい切せつな教おしえだ。
Giving alms to the poor is an important teaching in Buddhism.
僧そうに布ふ施せを渡わたすto give a monetary offering to a priest
法ほう事じのあと、僧そうに布ふ施せを渡わたした。
After the memorial service, we gave the priest an offering.
布ふ施せを包つつむto wrap (money) as a monetary offering
白しろい封ふう筒とうに布ふ施せを包つつんでお寺てらに持もって行いった。
I wrapped the offering in a white envelope and brought it to the temple.
お寺てらに布ふ施せを納おさめるto offer money to a temple
毎まい年とし、お寺てらに布ふ施せを納おさめている。
Every year, I make an offering to the temple.

喜き捨しゃ sense 1
喜捨 is a broader term for any charitable giving or donation, whereas 布施 specifically refers to offerings made within a Buddhist context.
寄き付ふN3sense 1
寄付 is the general, secular word for a donation (to charities, causes, schools, etc.), while 布施 is reserved for religious alms-giving or offerings to a priest.
奉ほう納のう sense 2
奉納 refers to dedicating an offering (money, goods, or performances) to a shrine or deity, while 布施 specifically means giving alms or money to a Buddhist priest or temple.

お布ふ施せ
alms-giving; charity · offering to a priest; donation for a memorial service · financially supporting a favorite celebrity; spending money on a fan favorite

From Buddhist terminology, originally translating Sanskrit dāna (giving). The kanji 布 (distribute) and 施 (bestow) reflect the act of giving.