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    3. 門徒

    門徒

    門もん徒と

    follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners)

    KMT9News #32+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    もんと

    Noun

    1.
    follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners), believer

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    彼かれは熱ねっ心しんな仏ぶっ教きょうの門もん徒とだ。

    He is a devout Buddhist follower.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophy
    その寺てらには多おおくの門もん徒とがおり、毎まい朝あさの勤ごん行ぎょうに参さん加かしている。

    That temple has many followers, and they participate in morning services every day.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyDaily Life
    浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうの門もん徒とは、阿あ弥み陀だ仏ぶつの救すくいを信しんじ、念ねん仏ぶつを唱となえることを重じゅう視しする。

    Followers of Jodo Shinshu believe in the salvation of Amitabha Buddha and emphasize chanting the nembutsu.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    門もん徒とたちは、教おしえを深ふかく理り解かいするために定てい期き的てきに集しゅう会かいを開ひらいている。

    The followers hold regular meetings to deepen their understanding of the teachings.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    江え戸ど時じ代だい、多おおくの農のう民みんが特とく定ていの宗しゅう派はの門もん徒ととなり、地ち域いき社しゃ会かいの基き盤ばんを形けい成せいした。

    During the Edo period, many farmers became followers of specific sects, forming the foundation of local communities.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    門
    かど・と…(4)
    gate・counter for cannons
    徒
    いたずら・あだ…(2)
    on foot・junior・emptiness・vanity・futility…(6)
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