法施

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Chinese

law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
distribute (alms); to do; to execute
distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out
 
trad. (法施)
simp. #(法施)
anagram 施法

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धर्मदान (dharmadāna), from धर्म (dharma) +‎ दान (dāna)

Pronunciation


Verb

法施

  1. (literary) to teach the principles of Buddhism

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

(ほう)() or 法施(ほっせ) (hōse or hosse

  1. (Buddhism) a type of 旦那 (danna, dāna, Buddhist donations and charity work): preaching about Buddhism
  2. reading or chanting the sutras aloud

Verb

(ほう)()する or 法施(ほっせ)する (hōse suru or hosse surusuru (stem (ほう)() (hōse shi), past (ほう)()した (hōse shita))

  1. to preach about Buddhism
  2. to read or chant the sutras aloud

Conjugation