以論藏為宗旨者，如三論宗。又論家之異名。
The Madhyamaka school of the 三論 Sanlun (Sanron); also the Abhidharma, or Śāstra school; also the same as論家; 論師 śāstra-writers, or interpreters, or philosophers.
一論宗 指據論而立之宗派。據經而立之宗派則稱為經宗。據日僧覺譽之大原談義選要鈔卷上載，於宗派有經、論、釋三宗，經宗即真言宗、華嚴宗等；論宗即俱舍宗、成實宗、法相宗、三論宗等；釋宗如天台宗。對經宗、釋宗而言，論宗指依論而立宗旨者，以俱舍宗、成實宗、三論宗為其代表。p7745