法王

Calque of Sanskrit धर्मराज (dharmarāja).

法王

1. (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.]
     诸佛法王，皆悉守护此菩萨摩诃萨。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Avatamsaka Sutra)

     Zhū fó fǎwáng, jiē xī shǒuhù cǐ púsà móhēsà. [Pinyin]

     All Buddhas, the dharma-kings, will protect this bodhisattva-mahasattva.

2. (Church of the East, historical) an epithet for God.

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

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法(ほう)王(おう) • (hōō) ^{←ほふわう (fofwau)?}

1. (historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood.
2. (Christianity) pope

   ローマ法王(ほうおう)

   Rōma-hōō

   Roman pontiff / the Pope (proscribed)

• 教皇

• 法王権
• 法王庁

法(ほう)王(おう) • (-hōō) ^{←ほふわう (fofwau)?}

1. (religion) a religious Leader (Lit. "King of the Law (Dharma)")

   ダライ・ラマ法王(ほうおう)

   Darai Rama-hōō

   His Holiness the Dalai Lama

• 院

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN