北傳佛教

See also: 北传佛教

Chinese

		north	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography	Buddhism
trad. (北傳佛教)		北	傳	佛教
simp. (北传佛教)		北	传	佛教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běichuán Fójiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běichuán Fójiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běichuán Fójiào
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-chʻuan² Fo²-chiao⁴
    • Yale: Běi-chwán Fwó-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeichwan Forjiaw
    • Palladius: Бэйчуань Фоцзяо (Bɛjčuanʹ Foczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

北傳佛教

1. Mahayana Buddhism

Usage notes

This term also encompasses Vajrayana Buddhism, also known as Tibetan Buddhism, which is generally recognised to be an offshoot of Mahayana.

Synonyms

• 大乘佛教 (Dàchéng Fójiào)

Hyponyms

• 漢傳佛教／汉传佛教 (Hànchuán Fójiào)
• 藏傳佛教／藏传佛教 (Zàngchuán Fójiào)

Related terms

• 南傳佛教／南传佛教 (Nánchuán Fójiào)