さうとうしゆう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さうとうしゆう – see the following entry.
曹洞宗そうとうしゅう
[proper noun] (Buddhism) Sōtō school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism
(This term, さうとうしゆう (sautousyuu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)