道心

どうしん【道心】

1 〔道義心〕 ⇒どうぎ⁴.

2 〔信仰心〕 piety; faith (in the Buddha); religious spirit.

●道心堅固の僧 a priest of firm [strong, unshakable] faith and strict practice.

●道心を起こす acquire faith in religion; receive the light.

3 〔僧〕 a (Buddhist) priest; a bonze.