Word Meaning 法華八講
ほっけはっこう
hokkehakkou
法華八講 is read as ほっけはっこう (hokkehakkou) and means 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).
Meaning
English
- 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)
Reading
Kana
ほっけはっこう
Romaji
hokkehakkou
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12法華宗
ほっけしゅう
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren)
比良八講
ひらはっこう
Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar
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)