In Japanese Buddhism, a Buddha or Buddhist statue representing a Buddha or enlightened being.
From Japanese 仏 (butsu), derived from Sanskrit Buddha, meaning 'awakened one.' The word entered English through 19th-century Japanese studies and Buddhist scholarship.
The word 'butsu' appears in everyday Japanese compound words—'butsudan' (Buddhist altar), 'butsuzi' (Buddhist temple)—so learning this one word unlocks understanding of an entire vocabulary family in Japanese.
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