心法

Chinese

heart; mind
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(心法) 		心 法

Pronunciation

Noun

心法

  1. (Buddhism) "dharma of mind"; one of the five groups of dharmas used in the Abhidharmakośa-bhāsya system.[1]
  2. Verbal communication of ideas between teachers and students, without the use of written scriptures.
  • 色法

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (心法):
  • → Japanese: 心法(しんぼう) (shinbō); 心法(しんぽう) (shinpō)

References

  1. ^ Shryock, J. K., Soothill, W. E., & Hodous, L. (1938). A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 58(4), 694, page 29. https://doi.org/10.2307/594392
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