不立文字

ふりゅうもんじ, ふりつもんじfuryuumonji

expression

  1. Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment
  2. Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters
  3. Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences