方便善巧 fāngbiàn shàn qiǎo

fāngbiàn shàn qiǎo noun skillful means; expedient means; skillful and expedient means
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: upāyakauśalya, Pali: upāyakosalla, Japanese: hōbenzengyō, Tibetan: thabs la mkhas pa (BL 'upāyakauśalya', pp. 942-943; FGDB '方便'; Powers 2007, p. 126)

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