The
ten honorable titles of the Buddha.
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The first title is "Nyorai" which literally
means, "One Who Has Come From The World of Truth". This title
signifies that the Buddha embodies the fundamental truth of
all phenomena and has grasped the law of cause and effect
which permeates past, present and future.
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The second title is "Ogu", which means "One
Who Is Qualified to Receive Offering From the People".
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The
third is "Shohenchi", which signifies "One
Endowed With All-encompassing Perfect Wisdom and Who Comprehends
All Phenomena Equally and Correctly". In other words,
he knows everything perfectly.
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The fourth is "Myogyosoku", which
means "one who Sees the Truth and follows the
Way Satisfactorily So That He Can Benefit Others".
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Fifth is "Zenzei", which means,
"One Who Has Freed Himself From Illusion
with Wisdom and Reached the State of
Buddhahood Through His Practice of the
Eightfold Path". In other words, he
knows how he is going to arrive at the
world of enlightenment.
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The
sixth is "Sekinge",
which means, "One Who Understands
All Secular and Religious
Affairs".
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Seventh
is "Mujoshi",
which means,
"One Who is
Unsurpassed
by Anyone
Else". In
other words,
he stands
supreme among
all people.
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Eighth
is
"Jogojobu",
which
means,
"One
who
Instructs
and
Leads
All
People
to
Enlightenment".
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Ninth
is "Tenninshi", which means, "One Who
Is Able to Guide All People to Their Teacher".
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Tenth
and last is "Butsu-Seson",
or Buddha, which means,
"One Who is an Awakened
One, Endowed With Perfect
Wisdom and Virtue", and
he is honored by all people
in the world.
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