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