Word Meaning 仏心宗

ぶっしんしゅう busshinshuu

仏心宗 is read as ぶっしんしゅう (busshinshuu) and means Zen (Buddhism).

Meaning

English

Zen (Buddhism)

Reading

Kana

ぶっしんしゅう

Romaji

busshinshuu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 71111 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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融通念仏宗

ゆうずうねんぶつしゅう

Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)

仏心

ぶっしん

Buddha's heart

仏心

ほとけごころ

mercy

宗教心

しゅうきょうしん

piety

鬼面仏心

きめんぶっしん

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha

蛇心仏口

じゃしんぶっこう

being cunning and spiteful, yet honey-tongued with feigned kindness

多情仏心

たじょうぶっしん

fickle but kind-hearted

仏壇

ぶつだん

Buddhist (household) altar

仏閣

ぶっかく

Buddhist temple

仏典

ぶってん

Buddhist scriptures

仏独

ふつどく

France and Germany

仏光寺派

ぶっこうじは

Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

Example Sentences

仏心宗と呼ばれるのは、禅宗が文字や経典をたよらずに、仏の心を師匠から弟子へと直接伝えていくことを根本宗旨としているからです。

Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.