妙法蓮華経
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||||
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妙 | 法 | 蓮 | 華 | 経 |
みょう Grade: S |
ほう Grade: 4 |
れん Jinmeiyō |
け > げ Grade: S |
きょう Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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妙法蓮華經 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Calque of Sanskrit सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra).[1][2][3][4]
Equivalent to a compound of 妙法 (myōhō, “teachings of the Buddha”, literally “wondrous law”) + 蓮華 (renge, “lotus flower”) + 経 (kyō, “sutra”).
Proper noun
[edit]妙法蓮華経 • (Myōhō Renge Kyō) ←めうほふれんげきやう (Meufofu Renge Kyau)?
- (Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra of the Supreme Dharma
- Synonym: 法華経 (Hoke-kyō, Hokke-kyō)
Derived terms
[edit]- 南無妙法蓮華経 (Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō)
See also
[edit]- 法華経 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Lotus Sutra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ “法華経”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “法華経”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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