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    3. 開山

    開山

    開かい山さん

    founding a temple (on a hill-top)

    KMT10News #40+1Noun, Participle, VerbReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    かいさん

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    founding a temple (on a hill-top)

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    この寺てらは、高こう僧そうによって開かい山さんされた。

    This temple was founded by a high priest.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    弘こう法ぼう大だい師しは多おおくの寺じ院いんを開かい山さんしたことで知しられている。

    Kobo Daishi is known for founding many temples.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    厳きびしい修しゅ行ぎょうの末すえ、彼かれはついに山さん中ちゅうに新あらたな寺てらを開かい山さんした。

    After rigorous training, he finally founded a new temple deep in the mountains.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyNature & Environment
    日に本ほん仏ぶっ教きょうの歴れき史しにおいて、開かい山さんは重じゅう要ような意い味みを持もつ儀ぎ式しきであった。

    In the history of Japanese Buddhism, founding a temple was an important ritual.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    その僧そう侶りょは、開かい山さんした寺てらが後こう世せいまで信しん仰こうの中ちゅう心しんとなることを願ねがった。

    The monk wished for the temple he founded to become a center of faith for future generations.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
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