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布施

Mandarin · pinyin bù shī

Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
施: shī · grant, bestow; give; act; name

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4–1 · bu4 shi1

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bou3 si1

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verb

to give in the name of charity; to give to the poor; to distribute alms
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) to practice dana

noun

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) dana

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