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
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