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梵

Mandarin · pinyin Fàn

abbr. for 梵教 Fàn jiào Brahmanism
abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語 Fàn yǔ or 梵文 Fàn wén
abbr. for 梵蒂岡 Fàn dì gāng, the Vatican

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梵: fàn · Buddhist, Sanskrit

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4 · Fan4

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faan4 · faan6

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) lush; luxuriant
(Hinduism) Brahman; the ultimate reality in the universe (concept in Hinduism)
(figurative) quiet; peaceful; undisturbed
of or pertaining to Buddhism; Buddhist
of or pertaining to ancient India or the Sanskrit language; Indian
(Buddhism) to chant sutras; to recite sutras
(Buddhism) sound of sutra chanting
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a surname

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