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人間佛教

简人间佛教 · 繁人間佛教

Mandarin · pinyin Rén jiān Fó jiào

Humanistic Buddhism

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
教: jiào · teach, class
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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2–1–2–4 · Ren2 jian1 Fo2 jiao4

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jan4 gaan1 fat6 gaau3

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