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ほんがん
Meanings
Noun
1. long-cherished desire
2. Amida Buddha's original vow
Alt. forms
本ほん願がん
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ほんがん
Pitch accent
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んがん
ほ
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Composed of
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
prayer; wish; vow
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
salvation by one's own efforts; self-reliance
Sutra of the Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva