普門

普門

See also: 普门

Chinese

		general; popular; everywhere general; popular; everywhere; universal	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (普門)		普	門
simp. (普门)		普	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pǔmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pǔmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puumen
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mən³⁵/

Noun

普門

1. (Buddhism) universal door (a door or gate for transcending to a higher plain of existence)

Proper noun

普門

1. (Buddhism) chapter title (within the Lotus Sutra): the Universal Door (of the Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva)