外道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外 道
げ
Grade: 2		 どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

外 (げ) (ge, “outer”) + 道 (どう) (dō, “path”).

Pronunciation

Noun

外道 (hiragana げどう, rōmaji gedō, historical hiragana げどふ)

  1. A term derived from the Sanskrit Tīrthika, and refers to any doctrine which "treads the outer path" to enlightenment. This is opposed to the teachings of orthodox Buddhism, the "Naihō" (内法, lit. "Inner Path"), and is thus considered to be misguided and heretical.
  2. supernatural; paranormal; extraordinary

Derived terms

  • 外道箱 (げどうばこ) (gedōbako, “Outer Path Box”)

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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