象教

Chinese

		shape; form; statue	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (象教)		象	教
simp. #(象教)		象	教
Literally: “the teaching of images”.

Etymology

Confucians coined the term to mock Buddhists' apparent worship of Buddhist images.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ gaau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngjiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chiao⁴
    • Yale: syàng-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqjiaw
    • Palladius: сянцзяо (sjanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ gaau³
    • Yale: jeuhng gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² kaːu̯³³/

Noun

象教

1. Buddhism

   • 沙門佛事皆俱東，象教彌增矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     沙门佛事皆俱东，象教弥增矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wei Shou, Book of Wei, 551 – 554 CE

     Shāmén fóshì jiē jù dōng, xiàngjiào mí zēng yǐ. [Pinyin]

     Monks and Buddhist ceremonies all accompanied them eastwards, and the teaching of images further increased.

Synonyms

• 佛教 (Fójiào)
• 佛門／佛门 (fómén)
• 禪門／禅门 (chánmén)
• 釋家／释家 (shìjiā) (archaic)
• 釋教／释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)