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宗門

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Basic Meaning: a school

Senses:

  • Originally the general name for schools. Later appropriated to itself by the 禪 Chan (meditation) school, which refers to the other schools as 教門 teaching schools, i. e. those who rely on the written word rather than on inner illumination. 〔六祖壇經 T 2008.48.346c1〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • In secular literature, a clan, or tribal group that traces its origins to a single ancestor. See 宗族. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 494

    Bulgyo sajeon 799a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 495a

    Koga 200

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 717

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 646d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3150

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2393c,2202b, (v.9-10)359b,364b,372a,914c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 820-1

    Soothill 256

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    Entry created: 2002-06-18

    Updated: 2008-11-19