Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
:
教義 (1) Teaching and meaning. (2) The meaning of a teaching, a doctrine.
Definition[2]
:
The meaning of a teaching, or doctrine.
Source
:
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
:
(一)教與義之並稱。教,能詮之聲名句文;義,所詮之一切義理。大乘義章分教聚、義法聚二種。其中,教聚立三門,義法聚說二十六門。華嚴家則論三乘一乘之分齊,若依本宗之意,皆具教、義,若僅指無盡緣起之法為義,則除別教一乘外,悉為教而非義。〔華嚴五教章卷一、華嚴經搜玄記卷十一〕
(二)即宗派所立教化之義理。又作教理。大乘、小乘分派別宗,各有主倡之教說,以施教化。如天台教義、華嚴教義、法相教義、俱舍教義等是。
Source
:
佛光電子大辭典
Page
:
p4608