This book can serve as a guide for getting started in Buddhist studies.
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Literary/written. The literal meaning is 'ferry crossing (津) and bridge (梁)'; in modern use it's almost always metaphorical - a means, a guide, a way through. Preface and academic prose love this word.
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津 = ford / river crossing (also the abbreviation for Tianjin 天津), 梁 = beam / bridge. Travelers in old China relied on either a ford or a bridge to cross water; the compound stands for 'whatever gets you across'.
