結界

Pronunciation

Noun

結界

1. (Buddhism) boundary, restricted area
2. (Buddhism) a gloss for the Sanskrit term sīmābandha

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) け​っかい [kéꜜkkàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ke̞k̚ka̠i]

Noun

結界 (hiragana けっかい, rōmaji kekkai)

1. (Buddhism) restricted access:
   1. restricted access to a specific area for purposes of Buddhist training
   2. in esoteric Buddhism, restricted access to a specific area of a dōjō for purposes of purification
   3. a wooden fence or partition separating the inner and outer sanctuaries of a temple, or separating monastic and public seating in the outer sanctuary
   4. an area into which anything potentially disruptive to Buddhist training is restricted from entering, such as a 女人結界 (nyonin kekkai, “no-women zone”)
2. a lattice or screen demarcating a merchant's or shopkeeper's register and bookkeeping area
3. (tea) an item used in 茶道 (sadō, “tea ceremony”) to visually separate the guest tatami area from the ceremony tatami area
4. (manga, anime) on a small scale, meaning a projected energy barrier, force field, or shield; and on a larger scale, meaning a pocket universe, spiritual or otherwise

Verb

結界する (hiragana けっかいする, rōmaji kekkai suru)

1. (Buddhism) to restrict access:
   1. to restrict access to a specific area for purposes of Buddhist training
   2. in esoteric Buddhism, to restrict access to a specific area of a dōjō for purposes of purification
   3. to restrict anything potentially disruptive to Buddhist training from entering into an area

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