Kechimyaku-sojo (also referred as kechimyaku-sosho) or blood inheritance is a metaphor that is used to describe the inheritance of teachings (Buddhism) from a mentor to a pupil, taking the blood flow as an analogy. |
血脈相承(けちみゃく・そうじょう、そうしょう)は、仏教において、法 (仏教)が師から、弟子へと相続されることを、人体における血液の流れに譬えた語。 |