CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 10, 2019Oct 09, 2019 0 Comments box, Buddha, coin, dedicate, five-yen, gods, good encounter, hope, money, offertory box, pray, prayer, relationship, shrine, temple Five-yen Coin Five-yen Coin 五円玉 Usually, there is saisenbako (賽銭箱) in Japanese shrines and temples. 日本の神社や寺院などには「賽銭箱」が置かれていることがあります。 Saisen (賽銭) means money that is Read More
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