法句經

Chinese

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (法句經)		法	句	經
simp. (法句经)		法	句	经

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Fǎjùjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fǎjùjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Fǎjyùjing
    • Wade–Giles: Fa³-chü⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: Fǎ-jyù-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Faajiuhjing
    • Palladius: Фацзюйцзин (Faczjujczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

法句經

1. Dhammapada, Dharmapada

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法句經):

• → Japanese: 法句経(ほっくぎょう) (hokkugyō)
• → Korean: 법구경(法句經) (beopgugyeong)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法句經” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].