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五燈會元

简五灯会元 · 繁五燈會元

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ dēng Huì yuán

Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

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五: wǔ · five; surname
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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3–1–4–2 · Wu3 deng1 Hui4 yuan2

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ng5 dang1 wui2 jyun4

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