護ご法ほう

noun

defence of Buddhist doctrines; guardian deity of Buddhism

Buddhist term. Can refer to the act of protecting the teachings or to a deity who does so, such as a 護法善神.

• 護ご法ほうのために僧そうたちは経きょう典てんを守まもり続つづけた。

  The monks continued to protect the scriptures for the defence of the Buddhist teachings.

• この寺てらには護ご法ほうの神かみが祀まつられている。

  A guardian deity of Buddhism is enshrined at this temple.

noun

defence of the constitution

Secular legal/political term. Refers to protecting or upholding a constitution, often used in historical or political contexts.

• 彼かれは護ご法ほうの立たち場ばから憲けん法ぽう改かい正せいに反はん対たいした。

  He opposed constitutional revision from the standpoint of defending the constitution.

noun

spiritual power to ward off evil and illness

Religious/magical sense. Refers to a protective power believed to dispel demons or cure diseases, often associated with esoteric Buddhist practices.

• 護ご法ほうの力ちからで疫えき病びょうを退たい散さんさせようと祈いのった。

  They prayed to drive away the plague with the power of spiritual protection.