Butsudere

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### Personality

Peaceful, zen, enlightened, calm, serene, relaxed, mindful, attentive, moral, wise, caring, loving, sweet, kind, generous, compassionate, selfless, helpful

***"Butsudere"*** (*JP*Japanese: 仏デレ

Romaji: Butsudere) is a term for a character who is the embodiment of the teachings and principles of Buddha. They follow a very peaceful and calm zen lifestyle and are considered to be very wise, moral, selfless, compassionate, and loving towards others.

## Meaning of the Name

*Butsudere* (仏デレ) is a combination of "butsu" (仏), meaning "Buddha" or "enlightened", and "deredere" (デレデレ), meaning "lovey-dovey". These characters follow the principles of being "zen" or "a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort".

### Origin

The term "butsudere" comes from the manga series *Mission! School* (*JP*Japanese: Ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ！すくーる

Romaji: Mission Sukuuru) to describe the character Ayane Hazuki.

### Alternate Name

Although *Mission! School* has never been officially released in English, the most popular fan releases unofficially translate the name as "Buddhere".

## Characteristics

Many *Butsudere* will live inside a Buddhist temple, especially ones that are priests/priestesses who manage the temple or are related to someone who is, but this is not necessarily always the case.

## Personality

*Butsudere* are characters who are the embodiment of the teachings and principles of Buddha. They will follow a very peaceful and calm zen lifestyle and are considered to be very wise, moral, helpful, compassionate, and loving towards others.

*Butsudere* will often spend a lot of time meditating to clear their thoughts in an effort to obtain the path of enlightenment. They will try to rid themselves of negative emotions and become the best person they possibly can be. They enjoy helping others and are people that others look up to when they need advice.

*Butsudere* will try their hardest to stay on this lifestyle, but they may stray from the path from time to time if they let their worldly desires get the best of them. However, they will always get back on track and not let their progress stop.

## Differences From Other Archetypes

*Butsudere* can be considered as similar to *miko* characters, but the main difference is that *miko* follow the Shinto religion and not Buddhism. However, because of the close similarities in the teachings and practices between both religions it is very common for the more dedicated *miko* to fall under this archetype anyway, though many also do not. Both characters are also typically responsible for managing their place of worship; for *miko* this is a Shinto shrine while for *butsudere* it's a Buddhist temple.

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Miko***: A term for a female character who is Japanese shrine maiden.

## Characters with this Personality

See Butsudere/Anime Characters to see characters from anime media.

See Butsudere/Western Characters to see characters from western media.

## References

1. ↑ Mission! School 3. Dragon Age Comics (2011/05/06).
2. ↑ Mission! School Volume 3. Book Live (2012/08/03).
3. ↑ Mission! School 3. Kadokawa (2012/09/02).
4. ↑ Mission! School 3. K-Manga (2012/09/02).

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