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南方仏教 (なんぽうぶっきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

南なん方ぽう仏ぶっ教きょう

Meanings

1

noun

Southern Buddhism

Refers to the Theravada tradition as practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, often contrasted with 北方仏教 (Northern Buddhism).

See also: 北方仏教

南なん方ぽう仏ぶっ教きょうはスリランカやタイで広ひろく信しん仰こうされている。
Southern Buddhism is widely practiced in Sri Lanka and Thailand.
南なん方ぽう仏ぶっ教きょうと北ほっ方ぽう仏ぶっ教きょうの違ちがいについて調しらべている。
I am researching the differences between Southern Buddhism and Northern Buddhism.

Kanji

南south
方direction, person, alternative
仏Buddha, the dead, France
教

teach, faith, doctrine

Similar words

北ほっ方ぽう仏ぶっ教きょう
Northern Buddhism refers to the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of East and Central Asia, while 南方仏教 refers to Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia.
上じょう座ざ部ぶ仏ぶっ教きょう
上座部仏教 is the more common modern term for Theravada Buddhism; 南方仏教 is an older geographical designation.

Etymology

Compound of 南方 (southern direction) and 仏教 (Buddhism), literally 'Southern Buddhism'. The term reflects a geographical classification of Buddhist traditions.