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法輪 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title, “The Eternal Wheel of Life,” in Buddhism.
Also known as the wheel of the law, or Buddha-truth, which can crush all evil and all opposition. It is likened to Indra's wheel, which rolls on from man-to-man, place-to-place, age-to-age.
Colloquially used in some sects to mean preaching or spreading Buddha-truth.
初轉法輪 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for the first turning of the wheel of the dharma.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 法輪 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
法輪 法轮 see styles |
fǎ lún fa3 lun2 fa lun noriwa のりわ |
More info & calligraphy: Eternal Wheel of Life{Buddh} (See 輪宝,転法輪) the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine; (surname) Noriwa dharmacakra, the Wheel of the Law, Buddha-truth which is able to crush all evil and all opposition, like Indra's wheel, and which rolls on from man to man, place to place, age to age. 轉法輪To turn, or roll along the Law-wheel, i.e. to preach Buddha-truth. |
三法輪 三法轮 see styles |
sān fǎ lún san1 fa3 lun2 san fa lun san bōrin |
The three law-wheels, or periods of the Buddha's preaching, according to Paramārtha, to 嘉祥 Jiaxiang of the 三論 school, and to 玄奘 Xuanzang of the 法相 school. |
伝法輪 see styles |
teburi てぶり |
(surname) Teburi |
大法輪 大法轮 see styles |
dà fǎ lún da4 fa3 lun2 ta fa lun dai hōrin |
great wheel of the dharma |
妙法輪 妙法轮 see styles |
miào fǎ lún miao4 fa3 lun2 miao fa lun myōhō rin |
The wheel of the wonderful Law, Buddha's doctrine regarded as great cakra or wheel. |
持法輪 持法轮 see styles |
chí fǎ lún chi2 fa3 lun2 ch`ih fa lun chih fa lun ji hōrin |
maintaining wheel of the dharma |
法輪功 法轮功 see styles |
fǎ lún gōng fa3 lun2 gong1 fa lun kung hourinkou; farungon / horinko; farungon ほうりんこう; ファルンゴン |
Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government) Falun Gong; Falun Dafa |
法輪印 法轮印 see styles |
fǎ lún yìn fa3 lun2 yin4 fa lun yin hōrin in |
preaching mudrā |
法輪寺 法轮寺 see styles |
fǎ lún sì fa3 lun2 si4 fa lun ssu hourinji / horinji ほうりんじ |
(personal name) Hourinji Dharma Wheel Temple |
照法輪 照法轮 see styles |
zhào fǎ lún zhao4 fa3 lun2 chao fa lun shō hōrin |
illuminate the wheel of the dharma |
転法輪 see styles |
tenpourin / tenporin てんぽうりん |
(See 法輪) expounding the teachings of Buddha; spinning the dharma wheel; (surname) Tenpourin |
轉法輪 转法轮 see styles |
zhuǎn fǎ lún zhuan3 fa3 lun2 chuan fa lun tenpourin / tenporin てんぽうりん |
to transmit Buddhist teaching; chakram or chakka (throwing disk) (surname) Tenpourin To turn the dharma-cakra, or wheel of dharma, to preach, to teach, to explain the religion of Buddha. |
三種法輪 三种法轮 see styles |
sān zhǒng fǎ lún san1 zhong3 fa3 lun2 san chung fa lun sanshu hōrin |
v. 三輪教. |
三轉法輪 三转法轮 see styles |
sān zhuǎn fǎ lún san1 zhuan3 fa3 lun2 san chuan fa lun santen bōrin |
three turns of the wheel of the dharma |
不退法輪 不退法轮 see styles |
bù tuì fǎ lún bu4 tui4 fa3 lun2 pu t`ui fa lun pu tui fa lun futai hōrin |
the non-retrogressing Wheel of the Dharma |
初転法輪 see styles |
shotenpourin; shotenbourin; shotenhourin / shotenporin; shotenborin; shotenhorin しょてんぽうりん; しょてんぼうりん; しょてんほうりん |
{Buddh} setting in motion the wheel of the dharma; the first turning of the wheel |
初轉法輪 初转法轮 see styles |
chū zhuǎn fǎ lún chu1 zhuan3 fa3 lun2 ch`u chuan fa lun chu chuan fa lun sho ten bōrin |
More info & calligraphy: First Turn of the Dharma Wheel |
所轉法輪 所转法轮 see styles |
suǒ zhuǎn fǎ lún suo3 zhuan3 fa3 lun2 so chuan fa lun shoten hōrin |
the dharma wheel that is turned |
有相法輪 有相法轮 see styles |
yǒu xiàng fǎ lún you3 xiang4 fa3 lun2 yu hsiang fa lun usō hōrin |
teaching that allows for the existence of characteristics |
枝末法輪 枝末法轮 see styles |
zhī mò fǎ lún zhi1 mo4 fa3 lun2 chih mo fa lun shimatsu hōrin |
derivative dharma-wheel |
根本法輪 根本法轮 see styles |
gēn běn fǎ lún gen1 ben3 fa3 lun2 ken pen fa lun konpon hōrin |
original dharma-wheel |
法輪大法 法轮大法 see styles |
fǎ lún dà fǎ fa3 lun2 da4 fa3 fa lun ta fa farundaafa / farundafa ファルンダーファ |
another name for 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1] (See 法輪功) Falun Dafa; Falun Gong |
法輪常轉 法轮常转 see styles |
fǎ lún cháng zhuàn fa3 lun2 chang2 zhuan4 fa lun ch`ang chuan fa lun chang chuan |
the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything |
無上法輪 无上法轮 see styles |
wú shàng fǎ lún wu2 shang4 fa3 lun2 wu shang fa lun mujō hōrin |
Preaching, or propagation, of the supreme dharma. |
無相法輪 无相法轮 see styles |
wú xiàng fǎ lún wu2 xiang4 fa3 lun2 wu hsiang fa lun musō hōrin |
teachings based on the approach of marklessness |
第三法輪 第三法轮 see styles |
dì sān fǎ lún di4 san1 fa3 lun2 ti san fa lun dai san bōrin |
third turning of the wheel of the dharma |
請轉法輪 请转法轮 see styles |
qǐng zhuǎn fǎ lún qing3 zhuan3 fa3 lun2 ch`ing chuan fa lun ching chuan fa lun shōten bōrin |
to ask (the Buddha) to teach the Dharma |
転法輪堂 see styles |
tenbourindou / tenborindo てんぼうりんどう |
Buddhist sermon hall |
転法輪寺 see styles |
tenhourinji / tenhorinji てんほうりんじ |
(place-name) Tenhourinji |
転法輪岳 see styles |
tenpourindake / tenporindake てんぽうりんだけ |
(place-name) Tenpourindake |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Eternal Wheel of Life | 法輪 法轮 | hourin / horin horin / horin | fǎ lún / fa3 lun2 / fa lun / falun | |
First Turn of the Dharma Wheel | 初轉法輪 初转法轮 | sho ten bourin shotenbourin sho ten borin | chū zhuàn fǎ lún chu1 zhuan4 fa3 lun2 chu zhuan fa lun chuzhuanfalun | ch`u chuan fa lun chuchuanfalun chu chuan fa lun |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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