This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

本門

Reading

Kana: ほんもん
Romaji: honmon
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

main gate; front gate

Note: obscure term
2

latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha

(Buddhist term)
See also: 迹門

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons