華嚴天台等一乘家所判，以法相三論之三乘教為權教，以自宗之一乘教為實教。又就天台所立之四教而判之，則以藏通別之三教為權教，以圓教為實教。
Temporary, expedient, or functional teaching, preparatory to the perfect teaching, a distinguishing term of the Tiantai and Huayan sects, i.e. the teachings of the three previous periods 藏, 通 and 別 which were regarded as preparatory to their own, cf. 圓教.
方便的教法。華嚴天台等一乘家判法相三論之三乘教為權教，而華嚴天台自己的一乘教為實教。又以天台所立的四教來說，藏通別等三教是權教，圓教是實教。