外法箱

Japanese
Kanji in this term
外 法 箱
げ
Grade: 2		 ほう
Grade: 4		 はこ > ばこ
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

外法 (げほう) (gehō, “outer path (Tīrthika)”) + 箱 (はこ) (hako, “box, casket, case”).

Pronunciation

Noun

外法箱 (hiragana げほうばこ, rōmaji gehōbako, historical hiragana げほふばこ)

  1. A supernatural 'box', that contains paraphernalia, such as dolls, animal and human skulls, etc., kept in a Shinto shrine.
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