妙法蓮華経

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See also: 妙法蓮華經 and 妙法莲华经

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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
妙法蓮華經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 妙法蓮華經 (MC mjiewH pjop len xwae keng|kengH), itself being a translation of Sanskrit सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र (Saddharma-puṇḍarīka Sūtra).[1][2][3][4]

Equivalent to 妙法(みょうほう) (myōhō, “teachings of the Buddha”, literally “wondrous law”) + 蓮華(れんげ) (renge, “lotus flower”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

Proper noun

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

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References

  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, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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
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