法門
See also: 法门
Chinese
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) | opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy) | ||
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trad. (法門) | 法 | 門 | |
simp. (法门) | 法 | 门 |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit धर्मपर्याय (dharmaparyāya).
Pronunciation
Noun
法門
- (Buddhism) gateway for entry into the dharma
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (法門):
- → Japanese: 法門 (hōmon)
- → Korean: 법문 (法門, beommun)
- → Vietnamese: pháp môn (法門)
Proper noun
法門
- (~鎮) Famen (a town in Fufeng, Baoji, Shaanxi, China)