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There are 19 total results for your 四教 search.

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四教

see styles
sì jiào
    si4 jiao4
ssu chiao
 shikyō
Four teachings, doctrines, or schools; five groups are given, whose titles are abbreviated to 光天曉苑龍: (1) 光宅四教 The four schools of 法雲 Fayun of the 光宅 Guangzhai monastery are the four vehicles referred to in the burning house parable of the Lotus Sutra, i. e. śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, bodhisattva, and the final or one vehicle teaching. (2) 天台四教 The Tiantai four are 藏通, 別, and 圓, v. 八教. (3) 曉公四教 The group of 元曉 Wŏnhyo of 海東 Haedong are the 三乘別教 represented by the 四諦緣起經; 三乘通教 represented by the 般若深密教; 一乘分教 represented by the 究網經; and 一乘滿教 represented by the 華嚴經. (4) 苑公四教 The group of 慧苑 Huiyuan: the schools of unbelievers, who are misled and mislead; of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas who know only the phenomenal bhūtatathatā; of novitiate bodhisattvas who know only the noumenal bhūtatathatā; and of fully developed bodhisattvas, who know both. (5) 龍樹四教 Nāgārjuna's division of the canon into 有 dealing with existence, or reality, cf. the 四阿含; 空 the Void, cf. 般若經; 亦有亦 空 both, cf. 深密經; and 非有非 空 neither, cf. 中論.

四教儀


四教仪

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sì jiào yí
    si4 jiao4 yi2
ssu chiao i
 Shikyō gi
A work of 智顗 Zhiyi of Tiantai.

四教地

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sì jiào dì
    si4 jiao4 di4
ssu chiao ti
 shikyō ji
Four stages, as given in the 大日經, 具緣品, i. e. 藏, 通, 別, and 圓 q. v.

四教科

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sì jiào kē
    si4 jiao4 ke1
ssu chiao k`o
    ssu chiao ko
 shikyō ka
Fourfold Doctrinal Course

四教義


四教义

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sì jiào yì
    si4 jiao4 yi4
ssu chiao i
 Shikyō gi
The Doctrine of the Four Teachings

四教三密

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sì jiào sān mì
    si4 jiao4 san1 mi4
ssu chiao san mi
 shikyō sanmitsu
Now a 眞言 Shingon term; the 四教 are the Tiantai four schools of 顯 open or exoteric teaching; the 三密 are the Shingon esoteric teaching in which the three 身口意 body, mouth, and mind have special functions.

四教三觀


四教三观

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sì jiào sān guān
    si4 jiao4 san1 guan1
ssu chiao san kuan
 shikyō sangan
The Tiantai four main doctrinal divisions as above and its three kinds of meditation.

四教五時


四教五时

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sì jiào wǔ shí
    si4 jiao4 wu3 shi2
ssu chiao wu shih
 shikyō goji
Tiantai's doctrine of the four developments of the Buddha's own teaching, v. above, and the five periods of the same, v. 五時教.

光宅四教

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guāng zhái sì jiào
    guang1 zhai2 si4 jiao4
kuang chai ssu chiao
 Kōtaku shikyō
the four part doctrinal taxonomy according to Fayun of Guangzhai

化儀四教


化仪四教

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huà yí sì jiào
    hua4 yi2 si4 jiao4
hua i ssu chiao
 kegi no shikyō
four modes of teaching

化法四教

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huà fǎ sì jiào
    hua4 fa3 si4 jiao4
hua fa ssu chiao
 ke hō no shi kyō
four types of content for teaching the dharma [accommodating the capacity of the audience]

天台四教

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tiān tái sì jiào
    tian1 tai2 si4 jiao4
t`ien t`ai ssu chiao
    tien tai ssu chiao
 Tentai shikyō
The four types each of method and doctrine, as defined by Tiantai; see 天台八教.

曉公四教


晓公四教

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xiǎo gōng sì jiào
    xiao3 gong1 si4 jiao4
hsiao kung ssu chiao
 Gyōkō shikyō
the fourfold taxonomy of Wonhyo

苑公四教

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yuàn gōng sì jiào
    yuan4 gong1 si4 jiao4
yüan kung ssu chiao
 Enkō shikyō
v. 四教.

龍樹四教

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lóng shù sì jiào
    long2 shu4 si4 jiao4
lung shu ssu chiao
the four part doctrinal taxonomy according to Nāgârjuna

四教儀集解


四教仪集解

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sì jiào yí jí jiě
    si4 jiao4 yi2 ji2 jie3
ssu chiao i chi chieh
 Shikyōgi shūge
Anthology of Commentaries on the Outline of the Four Teachings

四教儀集註


四教仪集注

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sì jiào yí jí zhù
    si4 jiao4 yi2 ji2 zhu4
ssu chiao i chi chu
 Shikyōgi shucchū
Collected Notes on the Outline of the Four Teachings

天台四教儀


天台四教仪

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tiān tái sì jiào yí
    tian1 tai2 si4 jiao4 yi2
t`ien t`ai ssu chiao i
    tien tai ssu chiao i
 Tentai shikyō gi
Outline of the Four Tiantai Teachings

天台四教儀集註


天台四教仪集注

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tiān tái sì jiào yí jí zhù
    tian1 tai2 si4 jiao4 yi2 ji2 zhu4
t`ien t`ai ssu chiao i chi chu
    tien tai ssu chiao i chi chu
 Tentai shikyōgi shucchū
Collected Notes on the Outline of the Tiantai Fourfold Teachings

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 19 results for "四教" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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