だいじょうほうおう
太上法皇
1. cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monkHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
2. Cloistered EmperorDaijō Hōō or Daijō Hō (both accepted readings of 太上法皇), term sometimes translated in English as cloistered Emperor, was a Japanese Emperor who abdicated and entered the Buddhist monastic community by receiving the Pravrajya rite. The term can also be shortened in Hōō (法皇). Cloistered emperors sometimes acted as Daijō Tennō (retired emperors), therefore maintaining effective power.
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太上法皇 【だじょうほうおう】
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