外法

Etymology 1
Ultimately from. Literally "outer ways", in reference to the methods or principles of those outside of the Buddhist community. First cited in Japanese to roughly 1120.

Noun

 * 1)   non-Buddhist teachings ,
 * 2)  practices involving tengu and witchcraft
 * : a skull used for divination and witchcraft
 * : a type of geta popular in the early, with a footbed made of paulownia wood and teeth made of oak
 * 1)   alternative name for, one of the
 * : a skull used for divination and witchcraft
 * : a type of geta popular in the early, with a footbed made of paulownia wood and teeth made of oak
 * 1)   alternative name for, one of the

Derived terms

 * : a skull used for divination and witchcraft
 * : a type of geta popular in the early, with a footbed made of paulownia wood and teeth made of oak
 * : an epithet for Tengu
 * : a box used by practitioners of tengu-related witchcraft to hold their paraphernalia

Etymology 2
Compound of.

First cited in 1717.

Noun

 * 1)  the outer dimensions or measurement of something