Ten repetitions - Juunen

Japanese: 十念 - じゅうねん

〘Noun〙 Buddhist term. ① Ten types of mental thoughts. That is, a general term for nembutsu, nempo, nemso, nemkai, nemshi, nemten, nemkyu, nemnanpan, nemshinkyoku, and nemushi. ② To contemplate the appearance of Amida Buddha ten times in a row. Or to chant his name ten times. Ten chantments of the name. [Ojoyoshu (984-985) ] [Commentary on the Treatise on Rebirth - Vol. 1] ③ A count of ten types of thoughts, including loving-kindness, compassion, and the desire to protect the Dharma. It is said to be explained in the Maitreya Sutra. [Ojoyoshu (984-985)] ④ In the Jodo and Ji sects, monks bestow the name Namu Amida Butsu on believers to form a bond with them. → To grant ten repetitions. ※Noh play, Yugyōyanagi (around 1516): “Thus, the old priest recited ten prayers and appeared to leave his presence, but he disappeared when he appeared to be stopping at an old mound of rotting willow trees.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙仏語。① 一〇種の心念。すなわち、念仏・念法・念僧・念戒・念施・念天・念休息・念安般(ねんあんぱん)・念身非常・念死の総称。② 阿彌陀仏の相好を一〇遍つづけて観想すること。またはその御名を一〇遍唱えること。十念称名。〔往生要集（984‐985）〕〔往生論註‐上〕③ 慈心・悲心・護法心など一〇種のおもいを数えたもの。「彌勒所問経」に説くとされている。〔往生要集（984‐985）〕④ 浄土宗・時宗で、僧が南無阿彌陀仏の名号を信者に授けて結縁(けちえん)させること。→十念を授く。※謡曲・遊行柳（1516頃）「かくて老人上人のおん十念を賜(たま)はり、おん前を立つと見えつるが、朽ち木の柳の古塚に、寄るかと見えて失せにけり」

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