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黃教

简黄教 · 繁黃教

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng jiào

Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism
also written 格魯派 Gé lǔ pài

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
教: jiào · teach, class
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–4 · Huang2 jiao4

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(Tibetan Buddhism) Alternative name for 格魯派／格鲁派 (Gélǔpài, “Gelug”).

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