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八宗
八宗
Reading
Kana:
はっしゅう
Romaji:
hasshū
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
See also:
南都六宗
Kanji
八
Readings:
ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Meanings:
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
宗
Readings:
シュウ、 ソウ、 むね
Meanings:
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence