Japanese

てんだいしゅう
Meaning: Tendai Buddhism; Tendai Sect
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

天
台
宗

Example sentences

Mount Hiei is known as the head temple of the Tendai sect.
比叡山延暦寺は天台宗の総本山として知られている。
Mount Hiei's Enryakuji Temple is known as the headquarters of the Tendai sect.
慈円は鎌倉時代初期の天台宗の僧である。
Jien was a monk of the Tendai sect during the early Kamakura period.
天台宗では、円融三諦の教えを重んじている。
In Tiantai Buddhism, the teaching of Ennyu-Sandai is valued.

Usage Notes

A major school of Mahayana Buddhism in Japan, founded by Saichō.

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