経きょう典てん

also: けいてん · きょうでん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

Refers broadly to religious scriptures, including Buddhist sutras, the Bible, the Koran, and other canonical texts.

聖せい書しょ
聖書 specifically refers to the Bible, while 経典 is a broader term for any religious scripture.
お経きょう
お経 is a more colloquial term for Buddhist sutras, often used in the context of chanting or funerals.

From Chinese 經典 (jīngdiǎn), meaning 'classic texts' or 'scriptures'. The kanji 経 means 'sutra' or 'classic', and 典 means 'code' or 'canon'.

also: けいてん · きょうでん

きょ

う

て

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

noun

Refers broadly to religious scriptures, including Buddhist sutras, the Bible, the Koran, and other canonical texts.

聖せい書しょ
聖書 specifically refers to the Bible, while 経典 is a broader term for any religious scripture.
お経きょう
お経 is a more colloquial term for Buddhist sutras, often used in the context of chanting or funerals.

From Chinese 經典 (jīngdiǎn), meaning 'classic texts' or 'scriptures'. The kanji 経 means 'sutra' or 'classic', and 典 means 'code' or 'canon'.