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    3. 大乗

    大乗

    大だい乗じょう

    Mahayana (Buddhism)

    KMT9News #35+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    だいじょう

    Noun

    1.
    Mahayana (Buddhism), the Great Vehicle
    Buddhism
    2.
    large passenger vehicle

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    大だい乗じょう仏ぶっ教きょうはアジアの多おおくの国くにに広ひろまりました。

    Mahayana Buddhism spread to many countries in Asia.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    日に本ほんの仏ぶっ教きょうの多おおくは大だい乗じょう仏ぶっ教きょうに属ぞくします。

    Much of Japanese Buddhism belongs to Mahayana Buddhism.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    禅ぜん宗しゅうは大だい乗じょう仏ぶっ教きょうの一いっ派ぱとして、日に本ほん文ぶん化かに大だいきな影えい響きょうを与あたえました。

    Zen Buddhism, as a sect of Mahayana Buddhism, greatly influenced Japanese culture.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsHistory
    大だい乗じょう経きょう典てんには、菩ぼ薩さつの慈じ悲ひ深ぶかい行おこないが説とかれています。

    Mahayana sutras preach the compassionate deeds of Bodhisattvas.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyLiterature
    大だい乗じょう仏ぶっ教きょうの教おしえは、個こ人じんの悟さとりだけでなく、すべての衆しゅ生じょうの救きゅう済さいを目め指ざします。

    The teachings of Mahayana Buddhism aim not only for individual enlightenment but also for the salvation of all sentient beings.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    乗
    の.る・-の.り・の.せる…(3)
    ride・power・multiplication・record・counter for vehicles…(3)
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