法輪
See also: 法轮
Chinese
law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) | wheel; gear; (by) turn wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate | ||
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trad. (法輪) | 法 | 輪 | |
simp. (法轮) | 法 | 轮 |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra, “wheel or range of the law”) or Pali dhammacakka (“wheel of the law”). Tibetan equivalent is ཆོས་འཁོར (chos 'khor).
Pronunciation
Noun
法輪
- (Buddhism) dharmachakra; wheel of the dharma (law); the eternal wheel of life
- 法輪常轉/法轮常转 ― fǎlún cháng zhuàn ― the dharma wheel constantly rotates
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (法輪):
- → Japanese: 法輪 (hōrin)
- → Korean: 법륜(法輪) (beomnyun)
- → Vietnamese: pháp luân (法輪)
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法輪” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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法 | 輪 |
ほう Grade: 4 | りん Grade: 4 |
goon |
Etymology
/popu rin/ → /ɸoɸurin/ → /hoːrin/
From Middle Chinese 法輪 (MC pɨɐp̚ liuɪn), itself a translation of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) ほーりん [hóꜜòrìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ho̞ːɾʲĩɴ]
Noun
法輪 • (hōrin) ←ほふりん (fofurin)?
- (Buddhism) dharmachakra: the wheel of dharma
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 法輪寺 (Hōrin-ji)
- 正法輪 (shōhōrin)
- 転法輪 (tenbōrin)
- 転妙法輪 (tenmyō hōrin)
Idioms
- 法輪を転ず (hōrin o tenzu)
Proper noun
法輪 • (Hōrin) ←ほふりん (fofurin)?
- Short for 法輪寺 (Hōrin-ji): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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法 | 輪 |
Noun
法輪 • (beomnyun) (hangeul 법륜)
- Hanja form? of 법륜 (“dharmachakra”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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法 | 輪 |
Noun
法輪
- chữ Hán form of pháp luân (“dharmachakra”).