Pope - Houou

Japanese: 法王 - ほうおう

[1] (Noun) ① A Buddhist term. The king of the Dharma. The king of the world of Buddhism. In other words, a title for the Buddha. Religious Emperor. ※Wakan Roei (c. 1018), Vol. 2: “Kofu Mi spoke of the hundred kings. But the path of the religious emperor was still dark.” (Oe no Asatsuna) (The Lotus Sutra, Chapter 2: Hiyūbon) ② A title bestowed on the monk Dokyō by Emperor Shōtoku in the second year of the Tenpyō Jingō era ( 766 ). Religious Emperor. ※Shoku Nihongi - Tenpyo Jingo 2nd year (766) October 20th, Imperial decree: "The Emperor has issued an imperial decree saying, (abbreviation) that the Prime Minister, I, the Great Master, shall bestow the title of Pope upon the Master. I ask all to listen to this decree." ③ = Houou (Retired Pope) ①※Chuu-u-ki - Shotoku 1st year (1097) April 20th "Next, I will visit the _Pope 's _palace . I will return home in the evening." ④ The Chinese name of the prince. [Unpo Shikiha (1548)] ⑤ The highest priest in the Roman Catholic Church. Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Religious leader. ※Official Batavia Newspaper (1862) September 23rd, Bunkyu 1st year "I went to Rome at the summons of the Pope." [2] Another name for Enma Daio .

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 仏語。法門の王。仏法の世界の王。すなわち、仏の称。法皇。※和漢朗詠（1018頃）下「皇甫謐が百王を述べたるなほ法王の道には暗かりき〈大江朝綱〉」〔法華経‐譬喩品〕② 天平神護二年（七六六）称徳天皇が僧道鏡に授けた称号。法皇。※続日本紀‐天平神護二年（766）一〇月二〇日・宣命「詔曰、〈略〉太政大臣朕が大師に、法王の位授けまつらくと勅りたまふ天皇が御命を、諸聞食さへと宣る」③ ＝ほうおう（法皇）①※中右記‐承徳元年（1097）四月二〇日「次参_二法王御所_一。晩頭帰宅」④ 親王の唐名。〔運歩色葉（1548）〕⑤ ローマ‐カトリック教会の最高の聖職。ローマ法王。法皇。教皇。※官板バタビヤ新聞（1862）文久元年九月二三日「以太利〈略〉法王の召に応じて羅馬に往しが」[2] 閻魔大王(えんまだいおう)の別名。

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