付ふ法ほうの八はっ祖そ

expression, noun

the Eight Lineage Patriarchs of Shingon Buddhism

A specific term in Shingon Buddhism referring to the eight patriarchs who transmitted the teachings from Vairocana Buddha to Kūkai. The list includes Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nāgārjuna, Nāgabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huiguo, and Kūkai. Compare with 伝持の八祖.

See also: 伝持の八祖

• 真しん言ごん宗しゅうでは、付ふ法ほうの八はっ祖そが重じゅう要ような位い置ちを占しめる。

  In Shingon Buddhism, the Eight Lineage Patriarchs occupy an important position.