内道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
内	道
ない Grade: 2	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

内 (ない) (nai, “inner”) + 道 (どう) (dō, “path”).

Noun

内道 (hiragana ないどう, rōmaji naidō)

The Inner Path; a term derived from the Sanskrit refering to any orthodox Buddhist doctrine which "treads the inner path" to enlightenment.

Synonyms

内法 (ないほう) (naihō)

Coordinate terms

外道 (げどう) (gedō, “supernatural; paranormal; extraordinary”)
外法 (げほう) (gehō, “supernatural; paranormal; extraordinary”)

See also

内道 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

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