Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- ân điển
- Transliteration
- an dien
- Rejected alternatives
- phước đức, công đức, ơn nghĩa
Grace
Never use phước đức or công đức (merit accumulated through good deeds in Buddhist practice) or ơn nghĩa (a favor that creates a Confucian-style reciprocal obligation to repay). Ân điển must be taught as a gift creating no debt to repay.
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