以心伝心

See also: 以心傳心

Japanese

Kanji in this term
以	心	伝	心
い Grade: 4	しん Grade: 2	でん Grade: 4	しん Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
以心傳心 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

伝心

Etymology

Literary Chinese 以心傳心 (“from mind to mind”, literally “with one's heart, communicate with others' hearts”), from the Platform Sutra

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon

(Tokyo) いしんでんしん [íꜜshìǹ dèǹshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [iɕĩn dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

以(い)心(しん)伝(でん)心(しん) • (ishin denshin)

(Zen Buddhism) the teaching of intangible or abstract concepts in 仏法 (buppō, “dharma”) without using words
non-verbal communication, or the ability to immediately understand each other without words
以(い)心(しん)伝(でん)心(しん)で
ishin denshin de
with non-verbal communication; without using words; with telepathic understanding

See also

以(い)心(しん)崇(すう)伝(でん) (ishin sūden)

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