法施

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