Buddhist Chinese (traditional: 佛教漢語; simplified: 佛教汉语; pinyin: Fójiào Hànyǔ) is a specialized written form of Ancient Literary Chinese that is main literary language of East Asian Buddhism and the Chinese Buddhist Canon. As such it is also called the "language of the Buddhist classics" (Fodian yuyan 佛典語言), as well as "Buddhist Hybrid Chinese".
Buddhist Chinese (traditional: 佛教漢語; simplified: 佛教汉语; pinyin: Fójiào Hànyǔ) is a specialized written form of Ancient Literary Chinese that is main literary language of East Asian Buddhism and the Chinese Buddhist Canon. As such it is also called the "language of the Buddhist classics" (Fodian yuyan 佛典語言), as well as "Buddhist Hybrid Chinese".
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