法王
Chinese
law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) |
king; Wang (proper name) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (法王) |
法 | 王 | |
| anagram | 王法 | ||
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit धर्मराज (dharmarāja).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fǎwáng
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fǎwáng
- Wade–Giles: fa3-wang2
- Yale: fǎ-wáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faawang
- Palladius: фаван (favan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faat3 wong4
- Yale: faat wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: faat8 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: fad3 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːt̚³ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
法王
- (Buddhism) dharma-king, an epithet for a Buddha
- 諸佛法王，皆悉守護此菩薩摩訶薩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Avatamsaka Sutra
- Zhū fó fǎwáng, jiē xī shǒuhù cǐ púsà móhēsà. [Pinyin]
- All Buddhas, the dharma-kings, will protect this bodhisattva-mahasattva.
诸佛法王，皆悉守护此菩萨摩诃萨。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Church of the East, historical) an epithet for God
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法王” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 法 | 王 |
| ほう Grade: 4 |
おう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Audio (Japan): (file)
Noun
- (historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood.
- (Christianity) pope
- ローマ法王
- Rōma-hōō
- Roman pontiff / the Pope (proscribed)
- ローマ法王
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 法王権
- 法王庁
Suffix
- (religion) a religious Leader (Lit. "King of the Law (Dharma)")
- ダライ・ラマ法王
- Darai Rama-hōō
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- ダライ・ラマ法王
Synonyms
References
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 法 | 王 |
Noun
法王
- chữ Hán form of pháp vương