also: けんぶつもんぼう
noun
seeing Buddha and hearing his teachings
Rare Buddhist term referring to the act of encountering the Buddha in person and listening to his sermons. Used in classical or doctrinal contexts.
経典には、見仏聞法の功徳が説かれている。
The sutras expound the merits of seeing the Buddha and hearing his teachings.
Compound of 見仏 (seeing the Buddha) and 聞法 (hearing the Dharma). A Sino-Japanese Buddhist term.