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So are lots of other words. Really hate this trend.


Are you referring to the trend of desacralization or resacralization of religious terms?

This is the dictionary definition of shoshin from kotobank.jp:

> ② (「しょほっしん(初発心)」の略) 初めて悟りを求める心を起こすこと。仏道にはいったばかりのこと。また、その人。〔法華義疏(7C前)〕 ※正法眼蔵随聞記(1235‐38)一「或は初心未入(みにふ)の人意得(こころう)


Uh oh, sounds like somebody could use some shoshin!




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