謗ほう法ぼう

noun

slandering Buddhism; denigrating the Dharma

Buddhist term for speaking ill of the Buddha's teachings or the Dharma. Used in doctrinal contexts.

• 謗ほう法ぼうは仏ぶっ教きょうにおいて重おもい罪つみとされる。

  Slandering the Dharma is considered a grave sin in Buddhism.

noun

unreasonable demand; impossible thing

Figurative extension from the Buddhist sense; used for an outrageous or impossible request, often in the phrase 謗法を言う.

• そんなことを頼たのむなんて、まるで謗ほう法ぼうだ。

  Asking for something like that is practically an impossible demand.