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六字真言

Mandarin · pinyin liù zì zhēn yán

the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)

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六: liù · number six
字: zì · letter, character, word
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

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4–4–1–2 · liu4 zi4 zhen1 yan2

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luk6 zi6 zan1 jin4

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