Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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The sūtra school, any school which bases its doctrines on the sūtras, e. g. the Tiantai, or Huayan, in contrast to schools based on the śāstras, or philosophical discourses.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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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。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[3]
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經宗 [py] jīngzōng [wg] ching-tsung [ko] 경종 kyŏngchong [ja] キョウシュウ kyōshū ||| (1) The main doctrinal theme of a particular scripture. (2) A sect based on a particular scripture. (3) Another name for the Nichiren School 日蓮宗.
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