象教

Chinese

		shape; form; statue	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (象教)		象	教
simp. ^#(象教)		象	教
Literally: “the teaching of images”.

Etymology

Confucians coined the term to mock Buddhists' apparent worship of Buddhist images.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàngjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ gaau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàngjiào
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chiao⁴
  - Yale: syàng-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqjiaw
  - Palladius: сянцзяо (sjanczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ gaau³
  - Yale: jeuhng gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² kaːu̯³³/

Noun

象教

Buddhism
- 沙門佛事皆俱東，象教彌增矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  沙门佛事皆俱东，象教弥增矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wei Shou, Book of Wei, 551 – 554 CE
  Shāmén fóshì jiē jù dōng, xiàngjiào mí zēng yǐ. [Pinyin]
  Monks and Buddhist ceremonies all accompanied them eastwards, and the teaching of images further increased.

Synonyms

佛教 (Fójiào)
佛門／佛门 (fómén)
禪門／禅门 (chánmén)
釋家／释家 (shìjiā) (archaic)
釋教／释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)

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