Definition of 以心伝心 (いしんでんしん)

いしんでんしん

以心伝心

いしんでんしん

ishindenshin

Common word
View details for kanji: 以View details for kanji: 心View details for kanji: 伝View details for kanji: 心
noun, no-adjective
1.
telepathy, tacit understanding, thought transference, communion of mind with mind(yojijukugo)
noun
2.
non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)
Related Kanji
以 by means of, because, in view of, compared with
心 heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
伝 transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition