廃はい仏ぶつ

noun

rejection of Buddhism; expulsion of Buddhism

Historical term referring to movements or policies aimed at suppressing or eliminating Buddhism, especially in the context of the Meiji period's haibutsu kishaku.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいの廃はい仏ぶつ毀き釈しゃくは、仏ぶっ教きょうに大おおきな打だ撃げきを与あたえた。

  The anti-Buddhist movement of the Meiji period dealt a severe blow to Buddhism.