格義
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Chinese[edit]
frame; rule | justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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trad. (格義) | 格 | 義 | |
simp. (格义) | 格 | 义 | |
Literally: “matching the meaning”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
格義
- (Buddhism) to translate a foreign concept by matching it to a native (Chinese) one (e.g. 本無/本无 to describe Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā)); to localize