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宿命通

Mandarin · pinyin sù mìng tōng

(Buddhism) recollection of past lives
wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)

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宿: sù · stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate

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4–4–1 · su4 ming4 tong1

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