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butsu

/boot-soo, boot-; Japanese boo-tsoo/US // ˈbʊt su, ˈbut-; Japanese ˈbu tsʊ //

但苏,但素,屠苏,但愿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural but·su for 1.

    • : a representation of the Buddha.
    • : Buddha.

Examples

  • The principal sight of the place is the great Dai Butsu, or gigantic metal statue of a seated Buddha.

  • The Butsu-dan are usually elaborate and beautiful, and sometimes large and costly.

  • Not far distant is a large temple which contains a bronze Buddha called Dai-butsu.

  • One is the bronze image of Buddha, twenty-one and a half feet high, known as Dai-butsu, near which is a massive torii.

  • When you have seen the Dai Butsu you will acknowledge that even a Japanese fishing village retains some of its ancient glory.