法界
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Chinese
law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) |
boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (法界) |
法 | 界 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit धर्मधातु (dharmadhātu), comprised of धर्म (“dharma”) + धातु (“expanse”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fǎjiè
- Wade–Giles: fa3-chieh4
- Yale: fǎ-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faajieh
- Palladius: фацзе (facze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: pjop keajH
Noun
法界
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“法界” in 佛學大辭典 .
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 法 | 界 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 법계 (“dharmadhatu”)