Changing Terminology on Religion in Modern China (1800-Present)

現代中文宗教專業詞彙（1800—當代)

宗教詞彙

Term	Translation	Year
fojiao 佛教	Buddhism	1920

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Usage

Chinese

耶穌未降前九百年，釋迦牟尼所闡之教。

English translation

The religion founded by Sakyamuni in the 9th century B.C.

Sources

Yinghua da cidian 1920, 116

[Anonymous]1937, “Xiandai zhishi da cidian”, 354

用法和來源

Semantic relations

syn. 釋教 ("Buddhism")
syn. 佛門 ("Buddhism")

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