法王

Chinese

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad. (法王)		法	王
anagram		王法

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धर्मराज (dharmarāja).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎwáng
    • Wade–Giles: fa³-wang²
    • Yale: fǎ-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faawang
    • Palladius: фаван (favan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ wong⁴
    • Yale: faat wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

法王

1. (Buddhism) dharma-king, an epithet for a Buddha

   • 諸佛法王，皆悉守護此菩薩摩訶薩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     诸佛法王，皆悉守护此菩萨摩诃萨。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Avatamsaka Sutra

     Zhū fó fǎwáng, jiē xī shǒuhù cǐ púsà móhēsà. [Pinyin]

     All Buddhas, the dharma-kings, will protect this bodhisattva-mahasattva.

2. (Church of the East, historical) an epithet for God

Derived terms

• 雷電法王／雷电法王 (Léidiàn Fǎwáng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法王):

• → Japanese: 法王(ほうおう) (hōō)
• → Korean: 법왕(法王) (beobwang)
• → Vietnamese: pháp vương (法王)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法王” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	王
ほう Grade: 4	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• Audio (Japan):

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Noun

法(ほう)王(おう) • (hōō) ^{←ほふわう (fofwau)?}

1. (historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood.
2. (Christianity) pope

   ローマ法王(ほうおう)

   Rōma-hōō

   Roman pontiff / the Pope (proscribed)

Synonyms

• 教皇

Derived terms

• 法王権
• 法王庁

Suffix

法(ほう)王(おう) • (-hōō) ^{←ほふわう (fofwau)?}

1. (religion) a religious Leader (Lit. "King of the Law (Dharma)")

   ダライ・ラマ法王(ほうおう)

   Darai Rama-hōō

   His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Synonyms

• 院

References

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN