Meaning of 迹 in Japanese

Definition of 迹

あと(ato) 【跡 ·迹 ·痕 ·址】

すいじゃく(suijaku) · すいしゃく(suishaku) 【垂迹】

(n) (Buddh) temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity) →Related words: 本地

ひっせき(hisseki) · ふであと(fudeato) 【筆跡 ·筆蹟 ·筆迹】

しんせき(shinseki) 【真跡 ·真蹟 ·真迹】

じせき(jiseki) 【事迹 ·事跡 ·事蹟】

ほんじすいじゃくせつ(honjisuijakusetsu) 【本地垂迹説】

(n) manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

しゃくもん(shakumon) 【迹門】

(n) first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being →Related words: 本門