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    3. 不立文字

    不立文字

    不ふ立りゅう文もん字じ

    Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ふりゅうもんじふりつもんじ

    Expressions

    1.
    Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment, Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters, Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
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