Definition of 伝持の八祖 (でんじのはっそ)
でんじはっそ
伝持の八祖
でんじのはっそ
denjinohasso
expression, noun
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the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)(Buddhist term)
See also:付法の八祖
Related Kanji
| 伝 | transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition |
| 持 | hold, have |
| 八 | eight, eight radical (no. 12) |
| 祖 | ancestor, pioneer, founder |