Sheng wen cheng, Shēng wén chéng: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]—śrāvakayāna; the śrāvaka vehicle or sect, the initial stage, Hīnayāna, the second stage being that of pratyeka-buddha, v. above.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
聲聞乘 [sheng wen cheng]—Śrāvakayāna — [Term] One of the Two Vehicles (二乘 [er cheng]) or Three Vehicles (三乘 [san cheng]). See the entry for "Vehicle (乘 [cheng])".
聲聞乘—【術語】二乘又三乘之一。見乘條。(乘)
[shù yǔ] èr chéng yòu sān chéng zhī yī. jiàn chéng tiáo.(chéng)
[shu yu] er cheng you san cheng zhi yi. jian cheng tiao.(cheng)
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.
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Partial matches: Wen, Sheng, Cheng.
Starts with: Sheng wen cheng jiao, Sheng wen cheng san sheng, Sheng wen cheng shi de.
Full-text (+39): Sheng wen cheng jiao, Yang che, Sheng wen cheng shi de, Jian de, Shi ba xue ren, Ba da zhang fu, Zhu guo luo han, Xu tuo huan guo, Wu cheng, Sui fa xing, Wei yun wu wo xin, Chu guo, Pi zhi fu cheng, Bu hai guo, Ba sheng, Guo de, Xing wei san dao, Bu le yi jing, San sheng liu shi jie, Da bai niu che.
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