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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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