心経

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See also: 心經 and 心经

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
きょう > ぎょう
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
心經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Shorter form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(しん)(ぎょう) (Shingyōしんぎやう (Singyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) Short for 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra (Sutra of the Heart of Prajnaparamita)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN