法螺
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Chinese[edit]
law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) |
aquatic snail | ||
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simp. and trad. (法螺) |
法 | 螺 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit धर्म शङ्ख (dharma śaṅkha, “conch shell of religion; conch of the law”). Tibetan equivalent is ཆོས་དུང (chos dung).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
法螺
- (Buddhism) conch shell used as a Buddhist trumpet
- Triton's trumpet; giant triton (Charonia tritonis)
- (Buddhism) power and command of Buddhist teaching; doctrines of Buddhism
- (figurative) boasting; bragging; exaggeration; overstatement
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Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (法螺):
Further reading[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法螺” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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法 | 螺 |
ほう > ほ Grade: 4 |
ら Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
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