dharmalaksana; characteristics of dharmas
Buddhist technical term referring to the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena. Contrasted with 法性 (ほっしょう, dharmata, the essential nature of dharmas).
See also: 法性
In Consciousness-Only thought, the distinction between dharmalaksana and dharmata is important.
Hosso sect
Abbreviation of 法相宗 (ほっそうしゅう), the Japanese Yogācāra school. Used mainly in historical or academic contexts.
See also: 法相宗
The Hosso sect is a school of Buddhism that flourished in the Nara period.
Standard kanji spelling for both the Buddhist philosophical term and the sect abbreviation.
From Middle Chinese 法相 (pjop sjang), a Buddhist term translating Sanskrit dharmalakṣaṇa. The abbreviation sense is a shortening of 法相宗.