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    3. 天台

    天台

    天てん台だい

    Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

    KMT10News #38+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab9 strokes

    てんだい

    Noun

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    Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

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    天てん台だい宗しゅうは日に本ほんの仏ぶっ教きょう宗しゅう派はの一ひとつです。

    The Tendai sect is one of the Buddhist sects in Japan.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    天てん台だい宗しゅうの寺じ院いんは、その美うつくしい建けん築ちく様よう式しきと庭てい園えんで多おおくの観かん光こう客きゃくを惹ひきつけています。

    Tendai sect temples attract many tourists with their beautiful architectural style and gardens.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsTravel & Transportation
    比ひ叡えい山ざん延えん暦りゃく寺じは天てん台だい宗しゅうの総そう本ほん山ざんとして知しられています。

    Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei is known as the head temple of the Tendai sect.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    天てん台だい宗しゅうの僧そう侶りょは、厳きびしい修しゅ行ぎょうを通つうじて悟さとりを目め指ざします。

    Monks of the Tendai sect aim for enlightenment through rigorous training.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    天てん台だい教きょう学がくは、平へい安あん時じ代だいに最さい澄ちょうによって中ちゅう国ごくから伝つたえられ、日に本ほん仏ぶっ教きょうの発はっ展てんに大 きく貢こう献けんしました。

    Tendai teachings were brought from China by Saichō during the Heian period and greatly contributed to the development of Japanese Buddhism.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    台
    うてな・われ・つかさ…(2)
    pedestal・a stand・counter for machines and vehicles
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