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唯识宗

Wéi shí zōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

唯識宗 唯识宗 [Wei2 shi2 zong1] /Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism)/

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Other forms in these source records: 唯識宗

  • 唯
    wéi

    only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhǔ yì] or 論|论[lùn], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wéi lǐ lùn], rationalism)

    wěi

    yes

  • 识
    shí

    to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]

    zhì

    to record / to write a footnote

  • 宗
    zōng

    school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

    Zōng

    surname Zong

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