八家
はっけ
- the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects n abbr
- the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period n
Kanji
八
ハチ • ハツ
や • や.つ • やっ.つ • よう
eight; eight radical (no. 12)
家
カ • ケ
いえ • や • うち
house; home; family; professional; expert; performer
Synonyms
八宗
はっしゅう
- the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period n
入唐八家
にっとうはっけ
- the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō, and Shūei) n