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

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

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].