神しん仏ぶつ

noun

gods and Buddha; deities and Buddha

Refers collectively to Shinto gods (kami) and Buddhist figures (Buddha, bodhisattvas), reflecting the syncretic Japanese religious tradition.

• 日本にほん人じんは昔むかしから神しん仏ぶつを信しん仰こうしてきた。

  Japanese people have believed in gods and Buddha since ancient times.

• このお寺てらには神しん仏ぶつが一いっ緒しょに祀まつられている。

  Both Shinto gods and Buddhist figures are enshrined together at this temple.

noun

Shinto and Buddhism

Only with reading しんぶつ

Refers to the two religions themselves, often in the context of syncretism or comparison. Restricted to the reading しんぶつ.

• 神しん仏ぶつの習しゅう合ごうは日本にほんの宗しゅう教きょうの特とく徴ちょうだ。

  The syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism is a characteristic of Japanese religion.