Meaning of 法華 in Japanese

Definition of 法華

ほっけ(hokke) · ほけ(hoke) 【法華】

ほっけしゅう(hokkeshuu) 【法華宗】

(n) Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren)
Tendai sect of Buddhism

ほけきょう(hokekyou) 【法華経】

ほっけしんとう(hokkeshintou) 【法華神道】

(n) Hokke Shinto (Shinto doctrines based on Nichiren Buddhism) →Related words: 法華宗

ほっけはっこう(hokkehakkou) 【法華八講】

(n) Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)