妙法蓮華経

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

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

妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(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)

Derived terms

See also

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”)‎ (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”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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