法王
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Chinese[edit]
law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) |
king; Wang (proper name) | ||
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simp. and trad. (法王) |
法 | 王 | |
anagram | 王法 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit धर्मराज (dharmarāja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
法王
- (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.]
- From: Avatamsaka Sutra)
- Zhū fó fǎwáng, jiē xī shǒuhù cǐ púsà móhēsà. [Pinyin]
- All Buddhas, the dharma-kings, will protect this bodhisattva-mahasattva.
诸佛法王,皆悉守护此菩萨摩诃萨。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Church of the East, historical) an epithet for God.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法王” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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法 | 王 |
ほう Grade: 4 |
おう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Japan) (file)
Noun[edit]
- (historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood.
- (Christianity) pope
- ローマ法王
- Rōma-hōō
- Roman pontiff / the Pope (proscribed)
- ローマ法王
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Suffix[edit]
- (religion) a religious Leader (Lit. "King of the Law (Dharma)")
- ダライ・ラマ法王
- Darai Rama-hōō
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- ダライ・ラマ法王
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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