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経伝 (けいでん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

経けい伝でん

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Meanings

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noun

sacred texts; scriptures and commentaries

Refers to Buddhist or Confucian scriptures and their traditional commentaries. A somewhat formal, academic term.

彼かれは経けい伝でんの研けん究きゅうに生しょう涯がいを捧ささげた。
He devoted his life to the study of sacred texts and their commentaries.

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
伝transmit, go along, walk along

Similar words

経きょう典てん
経典 is the more common word for 'scripture' or 'sutra', while 経伝 specifically includes the traditional commentaries (伝) alongside the scriptures (経).

Etymology

Compound of 経 (scripture, sutra) and 伝 (commentary, tradition). The term is used in East Asian classical studies to refer to the body of canonical texts and their authoritative commentaries.