to take refuge; homage to (Buddhist term)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb/interjection
to pay homage to; to take refuge in
formalUsed in Buddhist contexts before the name of a Buddha or bodhisattva (e.g., 南无阿弥陀佛). It is a transliteration of the Sanskrit 'namas' or Pali 'namo'.
Qián虔
chéng诚
de的
xìn信
tú徒
niàn念
zhe着
“
nā南
mó无
ē阿
mí弥
tuó陀
fó佛
”
。
Devout followers chant "Namo Amitabha Buddha."
Nā南
mó无
Guān观
shì世
yīn音
Pú菩
sa萨
。
Homage to Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.