Word Meaning 永字八法
えいじはっぽう
eijihappou
永字八法 is read as えいじはっぽう (eijihappou) and means Eight Principles of Yong.
Meaning
English
- Eight Principles of Yong
- principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters
Reading
Kana
えいじはっぽう
Romaji
eijihappou
Stroke Sequence
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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)
付法の八祖
ふほうのはっそ
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)