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白馬寺

简白马寺 · 繁白馬寺

Mandarin · pinyin Bái mǎ Sì

the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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寺: sì · court, office; temple, monastery
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3–4 · Bai2 ma3 Si4

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(～鎮) Baimasi (a town in Jiangling, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
White Horse Temple (the first Buddhist temple in China, located in Luoyang, Henan)

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