妙法蓮華経

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
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
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) +‎ (kyō, sutra).

Proper noun[edit]

(みょう)(ほう)(れん)()(きょう) (Myōhō Renge Kyōめうほふれんげきやう (Meufofu Renge Kyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra of the Supreme Dharma
    Synonym: 法華経 (Hoke-kyō, Hokke-kyō)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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