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藍毗尼

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Mandarin · pinyin Lán pí ní

Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼 Shì jiā móu ní founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼 Lán pí ní, 臘伐尼 Là fá ní, 林微尼 Lín wēi ní)

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毗: pí · help, assist; connect, adjoin
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname

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2–2–2 · Lan2 pi2 ni2

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