| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 菩薩 | ぼさつ | bodhisattva (one who vows to save all beings before becoming a Buddha) |
| 菩提 | ぼだい | bodhi (enlightenment) |
| 菩提寺 | ぼだいじ | one's family temple |
| 菩提樹 | ぼだいじゅ | lime tree, linden (Tilia); bo tree, peepul (Ficus religiosa) |
| 如菩薩 | にょぼさつ | Buddha-like compassion |
| 菩提心 | ぼだいしん | aspiration for Buddhahood |
| 発菩提心 | はつぼだいしん | deciding to embrace Buddhism, deciding to seek enlightenment, seeking to have religious awakening |
| 菩提を弔う | ぼだいをとむらう | to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras |
| 弥勒菩薩 | みろくぼさつ | Maitreya |
| 南無八幡大菩薩 | なむはちまんだいぼさつ | O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy! |
