伝持の八祖
でんじのはっそ
the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)
Word Meaning 付法の八祖
ふほうのはっそ
fuhou no hasso
付法の八祖 is read as ふほうのはっそ (fuhou no hasso) and means the Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon).
Meaning
English
- the Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)
Reading
Kana
ふほうのはっそ
Romaji
fuhou no hasso
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12法華八講
ほっけはっこう
Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)