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本門

Reading

Kana: ほんもん
Romaji: honmon
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

main gate; front gate

Note: obscure term
2

latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha

(Buddhist term)
See also: 迹門

Kanji

本
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
門
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons