祖師西来

Reading

Kana: そしせいらい

Romaji: soshiseirai

Definition

noun

1

the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China

(Buddhist term)

Kanji

祖

Reading: ソ

Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder

師

Readings: シ、 いくさ

Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

西

Readings: セイ、 サイ、 ス、 にし

Meanings: west, Spain

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become