以心伝心

See also: 以心傳心

Japanese
Kanji in this term
以 心 伝 心
い
Grade: 4		 しん
Grade: 2		 でん
Grade: 4		 しん
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
以心傳心 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms
  • 伝心

Etymology

Literary Chinese 以心傳心 (“from mind to mind”, literally “with one's heart, communicate with others' hearts”), from the Platform Sutra

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) い​しんでんしん [íꜜshìǹ dèǹshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [iɕĩn dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

以(い)心(しん)伝(でん)心(しん) • (ishin denshin) 

  1. (Zen Buddhism) the teaching of intangible or abstract concepts in 仏法 (buppō, “dharma”) without using words
  2. non-verbal communication, or the ability to immediately understand each other without words
    以(い)心(しん)伝(でん)心(しん)で
    ishin denshin de
    with non-verbal communication; without using words; with telepathic understanding

See also
  • 以(い)心(しん)崇(すう)伝(でん) (ishin sūden)
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