"Soto" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 曹洞. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|曹洞}} Japanese 曹洞 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Soto
  1. A school of Zen Buddhism in Japan, based on gradual attainment of enlightenment through meditation. Categories (topical): Buddhism Related terms: Rinzai
    Sense id: en-Soto-en-name-sbu4zcKu Disambiguation of Buddhism: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Soto
  1. Alternative form of Sotho Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Sotho
    Sense id: en-Soto-en-name-4E2Txx89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Soto meaning in English (1.6kB)

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