"弘法大師" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

Forms: 弘法大師 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (ぼう), (だい), ()), Kōbō Daishi [romanization], koubofudaisi [romanization], こうぼふだいし [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 弘法 (kōbō, also read guhō, “propagation of Buddhist teachings”) + 大師 (daishi, “great master”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|弘法|大師|pos1=also read guhō, “propagation of Buddhist teachings”|t2=great master|tr1=kōbō|tr2=daishi}} 弘法 (kōbō, also read guhō, “propagation of Buddhist teachings”) + 大師 (daishi, “great master”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|こうぼう だいし|hhira=こうぼふだいし}} 弘(こう)法(ぼう)大(だい)師(し) • (Kōbō Daishi) ^(←こうぼふだいし (koubofudaisi)?)
  1. the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism Wikipedia link: Sasaguri, Fukuoka Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: 弘法, 大師 Derived forms: 弘法大師絵伝 (Kōbō Daishi Eden) (ruby: 弘法(こうぼう), (だい), (), (), (でん)) Related terms: お大師 (o-Daishi) (ruby: (だい), ()), 南山大師 (Nanzan Daishi) (ruby: 南山(なんざん), (だい), ()), 遍照金剛 (Henjō Kongō) (ruby: 遍照(へんじょう), 金剛(こんごう))

Alternative forms

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