佛家

Fójiā
noun #72,643

Meanings

  1. 1 Buddhism; Buddhists (the Buddhist school of thought, in contrast to Confucians or Daoists)

Examples

Fójiā jiǎngjiu cíbēi wéi huái.
Buddhism stresses compassion as the heart of practice.
Tā yánjiū Fójiā, Dàojiā hé Rújiā de sīxiǎng.
He studies the thought of the Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian schools.

Tips

usage
佛家 frames Buddhism as a 'school of thought' alongside 儒家 (Confucians) and 道家 (Daoists) — 'the three schools.' Use 佛教 (Fójiào) for Buddhism as an organized religion or a faith community.

Stroke Order

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