藏传佛教

藏傳佛教

ZàngchuánFójiào

popculture

Meanings

1 Tibetan Buddhism
2 Vajrayana Buddhism as practiced in Tibet, Mongolia and Bhutan

Characters

to transmit / passed down

teaching / religion

Examples

藏传佛教在西藏有悠久的历史。

Zàngchuán Fójiào zài Xīzàng yǒu yōujiǔ de lìshǐ.

Tibetan Buddhism has a long history in Tibet.

他对藏传佛教很感兴趣。

Tā duì Zàngchuán Fójiào hěn gǎn xìngqù.

He's very interested in Tibetan Buddhism.

Tips

culture

Often colloquially called 喇嘛教 (lǎmajiào, 'Lamaism') though scholars prefer 藏传佛教. Major schools include 格鲁派 (Gélǔ pài, Gelug — the Dalai Lama's school), 噶举派 (Gájǔ pài, Kagyu), 萨迦派 (Sàjiā pài, Sakya), and 宁玛派 (Níngmǎ pài, Nyingma).

Stroke Order

藏 cáng

传 chuán

佛 Fó

教 jiāo