經宗

(經宗, 经宗)

The (sa) sūtra school, any school which bases its doctrines on the (sa) sūtras, e. g. the Tiantai, or Huayan, in contrast to schools based on the (sa) śāstras, or philosophical discourses.

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依經而立的宗派叫做經宗， 若依論而立的宗派則叫做論宗， 如華嚴天台是屬於經宗， 如成實三論則屬於論宗。