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    3. 伝持の八祖

    伝持の八祖

    伝でん持じの​八はっ祖そ

    the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    でんじのはっそ

    Noun

    1.
    the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)
    Buddhism

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    Characters that make up this word

    伝
    つた.わる・つた.える・つた.う・つだ.う・-づた.い・つて…(3)
    transmit・go along・walk along・follow・report…(3)
    Kanji
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    Kanji
    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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