Definition of 南都六宗 (なんとろくしゅう)

なんとろくしゅう

南都六宗

なんとろくしゅう

nantorokushuu

noun
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six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
Related Kanji
南 south
都 metropolis, capital, all, everything
六 six
宗 religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence