Jisho

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ほうはっ 付法八祖
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. the Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)Buddhism, See also 伝持の八祖

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