Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 宗しゅう attached after the name of a religious school to name a specific sect (e.g. 浄土宗, 真言宗)
He is a follower of the Jōdo (Pure Land) sect.
何なに 宗しゅう asking which sect or denomination someone belongs to
What sect (of Buddhism) do you follow?
〈 事こと 〉 を 開ひら く to found a new religious sect
Kūkai founded the Shingon sect.
Kanji 宗 religion, sect, denomination Related words 宗派 is the fuller, more common word for a religious sect or denomination, while 宗 is often used as a shorter noun or suffix (e.g. 浄土宗 ).
宗旨 refers specifically to the tenets or doctrine of a sect, matching 宗 's second, more formal sense of religious doctrine.
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 ).
Word family· 33 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
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religious denomination; sect
sect founder; founder of a religious denomination
sect; denomination
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
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Etymology 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.
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