法門

See also: 法门

Chinese

 
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (法門) 法 門
simp. (法门) 法 门

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धर्मपर्याय (dharmaparyāya).

Pronunciation


Noun

法門

  1. (Buddhism) gateway for entry into the dharma

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法門):
  • → Japanese: 法門(ほうもん) (hōmon)
  • → Korean: 법문(法門) (beommun)
  • → Vietnamese: pháp môn (法門)

Proper noun

法門

  1. (~鎮) Famen (a town in Fufeng, Baoji, Shaanxi, China)
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