本門 ほんもん Meanings Noun main gate; front gate latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha See also: 迹門 (しゃくもん). Kanji 本 origin. Read as ホン. 門 gate. Read as モン. Words containing 本門 本門佛立宗 (ほんもんぶつりゅうしゅう) Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists