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燃燈佛

简燃灯佛 · 繁燃燈佛

Mandarin · pinyin Rán dēng fó

Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights

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燃: rán · burn; light fire, ignite
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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2–1–2 · Ran2 deng1 fo2

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