妙法蓮華経

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妙	法	蓮	華	経
みょう Grade: S	ほう Grade: 4	れん Jinmeiyō	け > げ Grade: S	きょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
妙法蓮華經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 妙法蓮華經 (MC miᴇu^H pɨɐp̚ len hˠua keŋ|keŋ^H), itself being a translation of Sanskrit सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र (saddharma puṇḍarīka sūtra).[1][2][3][4]

Equivalent to 妙法(みょうほう) (myōhō, “teachings of the Buddha”, literally “wondrous law”) + 蓮華(れんげ) (renge, “lotus flower”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːho̞ː ɾẽ̞ŋɡe̞ kʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) • (Myōhō Renge Kyō) ^{←めうほふれんげきやう (meufofurengekyau)^?} (kyūjitai 妙法蓮華經)

(Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra of the Supreme Dharma
Synonym: 法華経 (Hoke-kyō, Hokke-kyō)

Derived terms

南無(なむ)妙法(みょうほう)蓮華(れんげ)経(きょう) (Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, Nichiren mantra)

References

“法華経”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
“法華経”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014

[NP-1] “法華経”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

[DJS-2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[BRJ-4] “法華経”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014