Faya, Fǎ yá, Fa ya, Fā yá: 7 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Chinese Buddhism
Languages
1. Hindi
2. Chinese
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Introduction:

Faya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Faya has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Phaya.

In Buddhism

Chinese Buddhism

法芽 [fa ya]—The sprout or bud of Buddhism.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

法芽 [fa ya]—(fǎ yá) — [Glossary entry] The sprout or seedling (苗芽 [miao ya]) of Buddhist Dharma (佛法 [fu fa]). The Avatamsaka Sutra (華嚴經 [hua yan jing]), Chapter 22, states: "The sprouts of Dharma from the Mountain of Wisdom (智山 [zhi shan]) are all purified (清淨 [qing jing])."

法芽—【雜語】佛法之苗芽也。華嚴經二十二曰：「智山法芽，悉已清淨。」

[zá yǔ] fú fǎ zhī miáo yá yě. huá yán jīng èr shí èr yuē: “zhì shān fǎ yá, xī yǐ qīng jìng.”

[za yu] fu fa zhi miao ya ye. hua yan jing er shi er yue: "zhi shan fa ya, xi yi qing jing."

Source: DILA Glossaries: Ding Fubao: Dictionary of Buddhist Studies

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Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Faya in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) see [phaha]..—faya (फाया) is alternatively transliterated as Phāyā.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

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Chinese-English dictionary

發芽 _t = 发芽 _s = fā yá _p refers to “(of a seed) to germinate/(of a plant) to sprout; to bud/(fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop”.

Source: CC-CEDICT: Community maintained free Chinese-English dictionary

發芽 _t = 发芽 _s = fā yá _p refers to [verb] “to germinate”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Botany; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '發芽 [fa ya]') .

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English dictionary

法芽 [fǎ yá] refers to: “sprout of the dharma”.

法芽 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] pháp nha.

[Korean] 법아 / beoba.

[Japanese] ホウガ / ホウゲ.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

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Chinese language.

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