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Daimoku

Meaning of "Daimoku" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAIMOKU

From Japanese, literally: title.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DAIMOKU

ˈdaɪməʊkuː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAIMOKU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Daimoku is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAIMOKU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nam(u) Myōhō Renge Kyō

Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, is a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Buddhism—Myōhō Renge Kyō being the Japanese title of the Lotus Sūtra. The mantra is referred to as daimoku or, in honorific form, o-daimoku and was first revealed by the Japanese Buddhist teacher Nichiren on the 28th day of the fourth lunar month of 1253 CE at Seichō-ji near Kominato in current-day part of the city of Kamogawa, Japan. The practice of chanting the daimoku is called shōdai. The purpose of chanting daimoku is to attain perfect and complete awakening.

Definition of Daimoku in the English dictionary

The definition of Daimoku in the dictionary is the words nam myoho renge kyo chanted to the Gohonzon. Other definition of Daimoku is the act of chanting these words.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAIMOKU

Basescu · beaucoup · buchu · bunraku · coo · cou-cou · coup · cuckoo · haiku · haku · kotuku · kuku · Maluku · nunchaku · otaku · puku · raku · rokkaku · Shikoku · sudoku

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAIMOKU

Daimler · daimon · daimonic · daimyo · daimyo bond · daint · daintier · dainties · daintiest · daintily · daintiness · dainty · daiquiri · Dairen

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAIMOKU

Baku · gagaku · hapuku · kotukutuku · mamaku · minshuku · nogaku · Sato Eisaku · seppuku · Turku

Synonyms and antonyms of Daimoku in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Daimoku» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAIMOKU

Find out the translation of Daimoku to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Daimoku from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Daimoku» in English.
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Daimoku
1,325 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
570 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
510 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers
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278 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
270 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
260 millions of speakers
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220 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
190 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
180 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
130 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
85 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
85 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
80 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
75 millions of speakers
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डॅमोकू
75 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
70 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
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Daimoku
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Daimoku
30 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
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Daimoku
14 millions of speakers
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Daimoku
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Trends of use of Daimoku

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAIMOKU»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Daimoku

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAIMOKU»

Discover the use of Daimoku in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Daimoku and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Religions of the United States in Practice
Then, face eastward, chant daimoku three times and recite the "Hoben" chapter and the jigage (verse portion) of the "Juryo" chapter. After finishing the jigage, chant prolonged daimoku (Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo) three times. Chant daimoku ...
Colleen McDannell, 2001
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Buddhism in America
In most situations, the daimoku is chanted for fifteen to twenty minutes, after which the chant may change to what is called gongyo, the recitation of selected passages from the Lotus Sutra. The word gongyo means “assiduous practice,” and an ...
Richard Hughes Seager, 2013
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Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements
D. DAIMOKU. (INVOCATION). The Nichiren school of Buddhism developed and propagated by Nichiren Daishonin (1222–82) teaches that the Lotus Sutra contains the most important teachings of Buddha. This school further teaches that one ...
Peter Clarke, 2004
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Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai ...
The daily morning and evening chanting of daimoku and the study of Nichiren Buddhism is advocated as the practice for such selfdevelopment. Chanting, whether individually or in groups, for long periods of time (such as 10,000 daimoku a ...
Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen, 2012
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Treasures of the Yenching: Seventy-fifth Anniversity of the ...
Recitation of the daimoku, bv individuals or bv large groups, became the fundamental act of devotion in the Nichiren school. The daimoku in the Petzold woodblock print replicates one said to have been first inscribed bv Nichiren himself .
Harvard-Yenching Library, Patrick Hanan, 2003
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Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval ...
In Nichiren's Buddhism, the three thousand realms in one thought-moment takes concrete, "actual" form as the daimoku and a specific object of worship (honzon). These two, together with the ordination platform (kaidan) — or, more broadly, ...
Jacqueline Ilyse Stone, 2003
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Texas Monthly
This astonishing growth was attributed in part to energetic evangelistic efforts ( shakubuku), which included badgering, bribing, and bullying people into chanting the Daimoku. Despite the success of such methods, hostile public response led ...
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Wiase Asetena Mu Ahotɔ Ne Asomdwoe
Daisaku Ikeda ka wo ne kasakyere a afa eyi ho no se daimoku ho dwumadi wo ade abien bi. Nea edi kan ya gyidi mu daimoku, na nea ato so abien no ya dwumadi daimoku. Cyidi mu daimoku ya honhom fam ahotew ne nkatede fam ahiade.
Pauline Gyang Prempeh, 2012
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True Buddhism
Chanting Daimoku twice is the same as reading the entire sutra twice, one hundred Daimoku equal one hundred readings of the sutra, and one thousand Daimoku, one thousand readings of the sutra. Thus, if you ceaselessly chant Daimoku, ...
Sylvain Chamberlain-Nyudo, 2010
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Mantras: Buddhist Mantras, Hindu Mantras, Jain Mantras, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41.
Books Group, 2011

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAIMOKU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Daimoku is used in the context of the following news items.
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Show Me Your Friends and I'll Tell You Who You Really Are
Through chanting Daimoku-Nam Myoho Renge kyo which means Devotion to the Mystic Law of cause and effect through sounder or teaching, ... «Pulse, Feb 15»
2
Temple tales
Every morning at 6am, a time when the Worli traffic has not yet swelled to a honking crescendo, the daimoku mantra is chanted. The sandstone ... «Daily News & Analysis, Sep 14»
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Nam myoho renge kyo. Il significato
No, Nam myoho renge kyo altro non sarebbe che il daimoku, ossia l'invocazione, il titolo (il Daymo era un nobile nell'impero giapponese del ... «Julie News, Jul 14»
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The Res Documentary Trailer
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - 1 Hour Daimoku - 南無妙法蓮華經 - Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō - Chanting - Duration: 58:06. by Letters to a Nichiren ... «YouTube, Mar 12»
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My Take: Japanese new religions' big role in disaster response
On March 13, Ikeda Daisaku, the leader of Soka Gakkai announced that he and his wife were “sending powerful daimoku” to followers. «CNN, Mar 11»
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How I Met And Married My Wife
So I decided I would chant one million times (a "one million daimoku (link is external) campaign") to achieve this latest goal of mine. I'd done ... «Psychology Today, Mar 10»
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