Sutra holder - Jikyouja

Japanese: 持経者 - じきょうじゃ

〘Noun〙 (also "jikyousha") A Buddhist term. A person who always recites sutras. Generally, it refers to a person who always upholds, recites, and accepts the Lotus Sutra. ※Ryōiki (810-824) Vol. 1 "One should not slander those who hold the sutra ." ※Shunshōbono Shōhon Makura (end of the 10th century) Vol. 77 "Rather than a single sutra holder (chikyūsha) reciting the sutra, it is more admirable to see a large number of people reciting the sutra at set times." [The Lotus Sutra - Hosshibon]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「じきょうしゃ」とも) 仏語。常に経を読誦している者。一般的には、常に法華経を受持読誦する者をいう。※霊異記（810‐824）上「持経者をば誹謗(そし)る可からず」※春曙抄本枕（１０Ｃ終）七七「持経者(チキャウシャ)の一人して読むよりも、あまたが中にて、時など定まりたる御読経などに、猶いとめでたきなり」〔法華経‐法師品〕

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