南都六宗

Reading

Kana: なんとろくしゅう

Romaji: nantorokushū

Definition

noun

1

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)

Kanji

南

Readings: ナン、 ナ、 みなみ

Meaning: south

都

Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ

Meanings: metropolis, capital

六

Readings: ロク、 リク、 む、 む.つ、 むっ.つ、 むい

Meaning: six

宗

Readings: シュウ、 ソウ、 むね

Meanings: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence