German - Turkish
Definition of honen in German Turkish dictionary
- honlama
German - English
Definition of honen in German English dictionary
- honing
- to hone something
- Honen mit Druckstrahl
- liquid honing
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English - English
Definition of honen in English English dictionary
- orig. Seishimaru born May 13, 1133, Inaoka, Mimasaka province, Japan died Feb. 29, 1212, Kyto Japanese Buddhist leader. As a monk at the Mount Hiei monastery of the Tendai (Tiantai) sect, he learned the Pure Land doctrines of Chinese Buddhism (see Pure Land Buddhism), which taught salvation by the mercy of Amitabha Buddha, and he subsequently became the founder of the Pure Land (Jdo) sect in Japan. Hnen believed that few people were spiritually capable of following the Buddha's own path to enlightenment, and in 1175 he proclaimed that the only thing needed for salvation was the nembutsu, or chanting of the name of Amida (Amitabha). Hnen settled at Kyto and gathered disciples, including Shinran. Persecuted by other Buddhists, he was driven into exile in 1207 but returned to Kyto in 1211