迹しゃく門もん

noun

first half of the Lotus Sutra; trace gate

Buddhist term referring to the first 14 chapters of the Lotus Sutra, where the Buddha is depicted as a historical, limited being. Contrasts with 本門 (ほんもん), the latter half where the eternal Buddha is revealed.

See also: 本門

• 迹しゃく門もんでは、釈しゃ迦かがインドで悟さとりを開ひらいた歴れき史し上じょうの人じん物ぶつとして描えがかれている。

  In the Trace Gate, Shakyamuni is depicted as a historical figure who attained enlightenment in India.