臨済宗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	済	宗
りん Grade: 6	さい > ざい Grade: 6	しゅう Grade: 6

Alternative spelling
臨濟宗 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩnd͡za̠iɕɨᵝː]

Proper noun

臨(りん)済(ざい)宗(しゅう) • (Rinzaishū) 

1. (Buddhism) Rinzai school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism

See also

• 曹洞宗(そうとうしゅう) (Sōtōshū, a sect of Zen Buddhism)
• 黄檗宗(おうばくしゅう) (Ōbakushū, a sect of Zen Buddhism)