CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Amida Buddha, Buddhism, chant, death, Japanese term, polite prefix, prayer, useless, お陀仏, 阿弥陀仏 Odabutsu (お陀仏 – Dying/Becoming Useless) Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term おしゃかになる (oshaka ni naru), which means to become useless. お陀仏 Actually, there Read More
CultureDiaryJapanese traditionReligionUncorrected Toru Feb 11, 2015Jan 06, 2024 anniversary, Buddhist, Buddhist sutra, chant, Christian, death, event, legs go to sleep, posture, relatives Kneel on a Cushion Today, we held the sixth anniversary of my grandfather’s death (and sixteenth anniversary of my grandmother’s death). Many relatives came Read More