also: ぼうほう
noun
slandering Buddhism; denigrating the Dharma
Buddhist term for speaking ill of the Buddha's teachings or the Dharma. Used in doctrinal contexts.
謗法は仏教において重い罪とされる。
Slandering the Dharma is considered a grave sin in Buddhism.
noun
unreasonable demand; impossible thing
Figurative extension from the Buddhist sense; used for an outrageous or impossible request, often in the phrase 謗法を言う.
そんなことを頼むなんて、まるで謗法だ。
Asking for something like that is practically an impossible demand.
From Buddhist terminology, literally 'slandering the Dharma'. The figurative sense developed from the idea of something as outrageous as denigrating the Buddha's teachings.