伝持の八祖
でんじのはっそ
- the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon) exp n Buddh
Kanji
伝
デン • テン
つた.わる • つた.える • つた.う • つだ.う • -づた.い • つて
transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition
持
ジ
も.つ • -も.ち • も.てる
hold; have
八
ハチ • ハツ
や • や.つ • やっ.つ • よう
eight; eight radical (no. 12)
祖
ソ
ancestor; pioneer; founder
Synonyms
付法の八祖
ふほうのはっそ
- the Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon) exp n Buddh