Kyoishi - Kyoishi

Japanese: 経石 - きょういし
Kyoishi - Kyoishi
〘 noun 〙 The Lotus Sutra is copied one character at a time onto a single pebble. Sometimes numbers or even thousands of characters are copied, and they are often buried in the ground for prayer or dedication.

Kyo- sekikyau‥ [Scripture stone]

〘Noun〙 = Kyoishi (Buddhist sutra stone)

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 法華経を小石一個に一字ずつ写したもの。時には数字または数千字写すこともあり、多くは祈願や回向のために土中に埋める。きょうせき。

きょう‐せき キャウ‥【経石】

〘名〙 =きょういし(経石)

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