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如是我聞

简 如是我闻 · 繁 如是我聞
Mandarin · pinyin rú shì wǒ wén

Meanings

  1. so I have heard (idiom)
  2. the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
是
shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
我
wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
聞
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闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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2–4–3–2 · ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2

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jyu4 si6 ngo5 man4

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  1. (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)

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如是我聞 · ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2
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Exact source record如是我聞 如是我闻 [ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2] /so I have heard (idiom)/the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)/