noun
instruction from a master; teachings handed down from a teacher
Refers to knowledge, techniques, or principles passed down directly from a master or teacher, often in traditional arts, crafts, or scholarly lineages.
彼は師伝の技を忠実に守っている。
He faithfully preserves the techniques handed down from his master.
この流派の師伝は口伝で受け継がれてきた。
The teachings of this school have been passed down orally from master to disciple.
Compound of 師 (master, teacher) and 伝 (transmit, pass down). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the transmission of knowledge from a master to a disciple.