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三教

sānjiào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Three Teachings: Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism
  2. 2 Three Teachings, a chapter of the Baihu Tong on how the Xia, Shang and Zhou taught the people

Examples

HSK 7-9
这座庙里同时供奉着三教的神像。
Zhè zuò miào lǐ tóngshí gòngfèng zhe sānjiào de shénxiàng.
This temple has statues of the gods of all Three Teachings side by side.
HSK 7-9
《白虎通·三教》讲的是夏、商、周三代怎样教化百姓。
《 Báihǔtōng · Sānjiào 》 jiǎng de shì Xià, Shāng, Zhōu sāndài zěnyàng jiàohuà bǎixìng.
The 'Three Teachings' chapter of the Baihu Tong is about how the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties taught the people.

Tips

culture
Usually 儒 (Confucianism), 释 (Buddhism, after 释迦牟尼) and 道 (Daoism), also written 儒释道. In late imperial times the belief that the three are one let many temples house Confucius, the Buddha and Laozi side by side.
history
In the Han text 白虎通, 三教 means something older: the teachings of the three early dynasties, loyalty (忠) under the Xia, reverence (敬) under the Shang and refinement (文) under the Zhou.

Stroke Order

三 sān
教 jiāo