Logo
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Tendai

noun
Ten·​dai | \ ˈten¦dī\
plural -s

Definition of Tendai

: a Japanese Buddhist sect founded in the 9th century a.d. by Dengyo Daishi that is the doctrinal equivalent of the Chinese T'ien T'ai sect

History and Etymology for Tendai

Japanese, from Chinese (Pekingese) t'ien1 t'ai2 t'ien t'ai, from T'ien1 T'ai2, mountain in Chekiang province, eastern China, where the doctrine was first formulated

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

sea change

play

See Definitions and Examples

Get Word of the Day daily email!