本ほん門もん

noun

main gate; front gate

Rare term for the primary entrance of a building or compound.

• 古ふるいお寺てらの本ほん門もんは、今いまはほとんど使つかわれていない。

  The main gate of the old temple is hardly used now.

noun

latter half of the Lotus Sutra

Buddhist term referring to the second half of the Lotus Sutra, which expounds the eternal nature of the Buddha. Often contrasted with 迹門 (しゃくもん), the first half.

See also: 迹門

• 法ほ華け経きょうは迹しゃく門もんと本ほん門もんに分わけられる。

  The Lotus Sutra is divided into the Trace Gate and the Original Gate.