法輪
See also: 法轮
Chinese edit
law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) |
wheel; gear; (by) turn wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate | ||
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trad. (法輪) | 法 | 輪 | |
simp. (法轮) | 法 | 轮 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra, “wheel or range of the law”) or Pali dhammacakka (“wheel of the law”). Tibetan equivalent is ཆོས་འཁོར (chos 'khor).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
法輪
- (Buddhism) dharmachakra; wheel of the dharma (law); the eternal wheel of life
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Further reading edit
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法輪” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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法 | 輪 |
ほう Grade: 4 |
りん Grade: 4 |
goon |
Etymology edit
/popu rin/ → /ɸoɸurin/ → /hoːrin/
From Middle Chinese 法輪 (MC pjop lwin), itself a translation of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) dharmachakra: the wheel of dharma
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Proper noun edit
- Short for 法輪寺 (Hōrin-ji): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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法 | 輪 |
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- Hanja form? of 법륜 (“dharmachakra”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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法 | 輪 |
Noun edit
法輪
- chữ Hán form of pháp luân (“dharmachakra”).