法号

法号

See also: 法號

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 法号 – see 法號 (“Buddhist monastic title”). (This term, 法号, is the simplified form of 法號.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	号
ほう Grade: 4	ごう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

法号 (hiragana ほうごう, rōmaji hōgō)

1. A dharma name:
   1. The name given to a newly ordained Buddhist monk or nun.
   2. The posthumous name given to deceased people according to the Buddhist faith.

See also

• 法号 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Dharma name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia