密教
mì​jiào

Esoteric Buddhism

  • created sense approved 密教 · mì​jiào · Esoteric Buddhism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    密教

    mì​jiào

    Esoteric Buddhism

    A branch of Buddhism characterized by secret rituals, mantras, and master-disciple transmission; specifically refers to traditions like [[西藏|西藏|xi1 zang4]] Buddhism and the Japanese [[真言宗|真言宗|zhen1 yan2 zong1]].

    密 (literal) → 密 · mì · confidential 教 (bound) → 教 · jiào · religion

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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