妙法蓮華経

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 妙法蓮華經 (MC miᴇuH pɨɐp̚ len hˠua keŋ|keŋH), itself being a translation of Sanskrit सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र (Saddharma-puṇḍarīka Sūtra),[1][2][3][4] equivalent to 妙 (みょう)法 (ほう) (myōhō, literally "wondrous law") + 蓮 (れん)華 (げ) (renge, “lotus flower”) + 経 (きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

Proper noun

妙法蓮華経 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 妙法蓮華經, hiragana みょうほうれんげきょう, rōmaji Myōhō Renge Kyō, historical hiragana めうほふれんげきやう)

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1984, 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
  2. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 2014, 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., relevant text online here.
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