佛法的要義，亦即簡約而樞要的法義。

陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》

The essentials of the Truth; v. 法會.

A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous

正法之摘要。

漢譯阿含經辭典，莊春江編(1.4版)

dharma, dhārma.

佛教漢梵大辭典

P1966

法要 (fǎ yào) 　( “the essence of the Dharma” )

{《漢語大詞典》5.1040b(佛典)} ; {《大漢和辞典》6.1044d(維摩經)} ;

Dharmarakṣa: {73b5} 今聞大聖講斯法要，心加歡喜，得未曾有(p)

{K.60.4} ghoṣa~

Kumārajīva: {L.10c1} 法音

Dharmarakṣa: {74b16} 菩薩大士……具大神通，志存法要，勇猛志強(p)

{K.66.9} sarva-dharma-naya-

Kumārajīva: {L.11c3} 一切諸法之門

Dharmarakṣa: {109c13} 此《正法華經》……如大聖帝髻中明珠，以爲世尊第一法要(p);

{K.291.2} dharma-deśanā~

Kumārajīva: {L.39a16} 説

Dharmarakṣa: {121b7} 若入衆會講授法要，蒸庶欣載，欽仰典則(p)

{K.366.10} dharma~

Kumārajīva: {not found at L.49b19}

Dharmarakṣa: {125c5} 法 要 是《正法華》，無上經典，學中要者，經卷本有八十姟百千億那術姟偈(p)

{K.409.5} dharmaparyāya~

Kumārajīva: {L.53b28} (法華)經

A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998