Meanings
Readings
Common Words
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Transmission of the Lamp (collection of biographies of famous Zen masters); Record of the Transmission of the Lamp
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