Chinese

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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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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法施

  1. (literary) to teach the principles of Buddhism

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

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(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

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(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

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