帰依

• 読み: きえ
• ローマ字: kie
• 漢字の分解: 帰 (ki/kae) — return, go back; 依 (i/yo) — rely on, depend
• 発音: /ki.e/

意味

Devotion; spiritual conversion; taking refuge in the Three Jewels of Buddhism — the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

A Buddhist term for the act of committing oneself to the Three Treasures (三宝): the Buddha, the teachings (法), and the monastic community (僧). Taking refuge (帰依する) is the first formal step in becoming a Buddhist practitioner. In broader usage, it can describe deep personal devotion to any faith or cause. The term carries connotations of surrender of self and placing full trust in a higher path.

例文

1. 彼女は長年の苦しみの末、仏教に帰依することで心の安らぎを見つけた。
2. 帰依の儀式を経て、彼は正式な仏教信者となった。
3. 近代以降も、文学者や芸術家の中には仏に帰依して出家する者がいた。

使い方ガイド

場面: religion, Buddhism, spirituality

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese 歸依, meaning to return and rely upon. A Buddhist technical term from Sanskrit śaraṇa (refuge), introduced to Japan in the Nara period when Buddhism was adopted as a state religion.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal