心経

See also: 心經 and 心经

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
きょう > ぎょう
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
心經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Shorter form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぎょー [shíꜜǹgyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋʲɡʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

(しん)(ぎょう) • (Shingyōしんぎやう (Singyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) short for 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra (Sutra of the Heart of Prajnaparamita)

Derived terms

  • 心経会(しんぎょうえ) (Shingyō-e)
  • 心経寺(しんぎょうじ) (Shingyōji)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN