sect; denomination; religious school
Used as a noun or, very commonly, as a suffix after the name of a religious school or denomination. In everyday explanation, 宗派 is often the fuller word.
tenets of a sect; religious doctrine
A more formal or specialized use referring to the core doctrine or tenets of a religious school; close to 宗旨. It is often clearer in modern Japanese to say 教義 or 宗旨.
See also: 宗旨
That school takes nenbutsu as its central doctrine.
He is a follower of the Jōdo (Pure Land) sect.
What denomination is this temple?
His family has been Jōdo-shū for generations.
What sect (of Buddhism) do you follow?
Kūkai founded the Shingon sect.
教義 is the everyday word for religious doctrine or tenets, whereas 宗 in this sense is a more specialized, classical-sounding term.
教 attaches to a founder or core concept to name a religion (仏教, キリスト教), while 宗 names a specific sect or denomination within a religion (禅宗, 浄土宗).
religion; religious affiliation; faith; creed · religious activity; religious practice
religious sect; denomination · school (of art, poetry, etc.)
correct doctrine; orthodox sect
religious conversion
Shingon sect
tenets; doctrines · sect; denomination; religion · one's principles; one's tastes; one's preferences
religious denomination; sect
sect founder; founder of a religious denomination
sect; denomination
Sino-Japanese reading しゅう of 宗. The kanji is conventionally associated with a religious school, lineage, or central doctrine; the exact historical development is not specified.
another sect; other religious sect
the eight major Buddhist sects of early Heian Japan
the same sect; the same religious denomination
religious affairs; religious matters
study of religious doctrine
believer; follower
religious rule of a sect; precept of a sect
denominational doctrine; sect doctrine
religious regulations; sect rules