Jisho

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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. training; practice; discipline; study
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. ascetic practicesBuddhism
Wikipedia definition
3. SadhanaSādhanā (Sanskrit साधन,Tib. སྒྲུབ་ཐབས་, druptap; Wyl. sgrub thabs) literally "a means of accomplishing something" is ego-transcending spiritual practice. It includes a variety of disciplines in Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Muslim traditions that are followed in order to achieve various spiritual or ritual objectives. The historian N. Bhattacharyya provides a working definition of the benefits of sādhanā as follows: ...
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Other forms
修行 【すぎょう】
Notes
すぎょう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
Jreibun
  • やまおく山奥
  • の寺にこもり
  • なんねん何年
  • きび厳しい
  • しゅぎょう修行
  • 積んだ
  • しゅぎょうそう修行僧
  • ともなれば、その表情や顔つきにも
  • おの自ずと
  • 変化が表れてくるという。
After a Buddhist monk has spent many years undergoing rigorous ascetic training in a temple deep in the mountains, his facial expressions and features should naturally change.

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