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弥勒 (みろく, miroku) Japanese meaning: Maitreya | Kotomora

弥み勒ろく

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Meanings

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Maitreya; Miroku

Refers to the future Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, often called 弥勒菩薩 (Miroku Bosatsu). The name alone is common in religious and cultural contexts.

See also: 弥勒菩薩

弥み勒ろくは未み来らいに現あらわれる仏ほとけとされている。

Kanji

弥all the more, increasingly
勒halter and bit

Related words

弥み勒ろく菩ぼ薩さつ
Full title 'Maitreya Bodhisattva'; 弥勒 is the shorter, common name for the same figure.

Written forms

弥み勒ろくUsage84%

Maitreya is believed to be the Buddha who will appear in the future.

この寺てらには弥み勒ろく菩ぼ薩さつの像ぞうが安あん置ちされている。

A statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva is enshrined in this temple.

Standard kanji spelling for Maitreya; used in Buddhist contexts and news.

ミロクUsage8%

みろくUsage7%

Etymology

From the Sanskrit 'Maitreya', via Chinese 彌勒 (Mílè). The kanji are used phonetically (ateji) to represent the sound.