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八軸 (はちじく, hachijiku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

八はち軸じく

Meanings

1

the eight volumes of the Lotus Sutra

Buddhist term referring specifically to the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra. Used in religious or historical contexts.

法ほ華け経きょうは八はち軸じくから成なる。
The Lotus Sutra consists of eight volumes.

Kanji

八eight, eight radical (no. 12)
軸axis, pivot, stem

Etymology

From 八 (eight) and 軸 (scroll/volume), referring to the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra.