Meanings
Noun
1. founder of a sect
Kanji used
grandparent
mentor
Pitch accent
Composed of
① 血統や一家系の最初の人。② 一つの教え、流派、物事などを始めた人。元祖。
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma