弘法大師

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弘 法 大 師
こう
Jinmeiyō		 ほう > ぼう
Grade: 4		 だい
Grade: 1		 し
Grade: 5
kan’on goon

Etymology

From 弘法 (こうぼう) (kōbō, “propagation of Buddhist teachings”) + 大 (だい)師 (し) (daishi, “great master”).

Proper noun

弘法大師 (hiragana こうぼうだいし, rōmaji Kōbō Daishi, historical hiragana こうぼふだいし)

  1. the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism
    Synonym: 弘法 (Kōbō)

Derived terms
  • 弘法 (こうぼう)大 (だい)師 (し)絵伝 (えでん) (Kōbō Daishi Eden)

See also
  • お大 (だい)師 (し) (o-Daishi)
  • 南山 (なんざん)大 (だい)師 (し) (Nanzan Daishi)
  • 遍照 (へんじょう)金剛 (こんごう) (Henjō Kongō)
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