普門

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See also: 普门

Chinese

general; popular; everywhere
general; popular; everywhere; universal
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
 
trad. (普門)
simp. (普门)

Pronunciation


Noun

普門

  1. (Buddhism) universal door (a door or gate for transcending to a higher plain of existence)

Proper noun

普門

  1. (Buddhism) chapter title (within the Lotus Sutra): the Universal Door (of the Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva)