SPECIFICS OF TRANSLATION OF JAPANESE TERMS OF TENRIKYO RELIGION (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE TEXT OF “OFUDESAKI”)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to topical issues of translation of “Ofudesaki” – the basic canonical work of Tenrikyo. The main focus is on the difficulties of translation of Japanese religious terminology, which reflects not only the specifics of this religion, but also certain features of Japanese national mentality and outlook of the Japanese people in the early Meiji era (1868–1912). The author substantiates and offers its own variants of translation of certain religious terms into Ukrainian.