明みょう

noun

vidya; wisdom

Buddhist term for transcendent wisdom or knowledge, especially in esoteric contexts.

• 密みっ教きょうでは、明みょうは悟さとりに至いたる智ち慧えを意い味みする。

  In esoteric Buddhism, vidya means the wisdom that leads to enlightenment.

noun

mantra

In Shingon Buddhism, a mantra or sacred formula; often used in the compound 真言明.

See also: 真言

• 真しん言ごん明みょうを唱となえることで心こころを清きよめる。

  Purify the mind by chanting the mantra.

prefix

next; coming

Prefix used with dates to mean 'the coming' or 'next', e.g., 明4日 (the coming 4th). Rare and somewhat formal.

• 明みょう4日よっかの会かい議ぎは午ご後ご2時じからです。

  The meeting on the coming 4th is from 2 p.m.