法の皇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	皇
のり Grade: 4	すべらぎ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 法 (nori, “law, dharma”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 天皇 (suberagi, a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan).

Noun

法(のり)の皇(すべらぎ) • (nori no suberagi) 

1. (Buddhism) a retired emperor who becomes a Buddhist priest

   Synonyms: 法の御門 (nori mo mikado), 法皇 (hōō)

   • 1187, Senzai Wakashū (preface)

     わがのりのすべらぎにつかへたてまつりては...

     waga nori no suberagi ni tsukae-tatematsurite wa

     (please add an English translation of this example)