山さん外がい

noun

Off-Mountain School

A school of Tiantai Buddhism during the Song period, contrasted with the 山家 (さんげ) 'Mountain School'. The term is primarily encountered in historical or Buddhist studies contexts.

See also: 山家 (さんげ)

• 宋そう代だいの天てん台だい宗しゅうには、山さん家げ派はと山さん外がい派はの対たい立りつがあった。

  In Song-dynasty Tiantai Buddhism, there was a conflict between the Mountain School and the Off-Mountain School.