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消災呪 (しょうさいじゅ, shousaiju) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

消しょう災さい呪じゅ

Meanings

1

disaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani

A Buddhist incantation or dharani recited to ward off calamities and misfortunes.

僧そう侶りょが消しょう災さい呪じゅを唱となえて、村むらの安あん全ぜんを祈いのった。
The monk chanted a disaster-preventing incantation to pray for the village's safety.

Kanji

消extinguish, blow out, turn off
災disaster, calamity, woe
呪spell, curse, charm

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese Buddhist term composed of 消 (extinguish), 災 (disaster), and 呪 (spell/incantation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a technical term used in esoteric Buddhist contexts.