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般若波羅密

简般若波罗密 · 繁般若波羅密

Mandarin · pinyin bō rě bō luó mì

prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)

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般: bān · sort, manner, kind, category
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
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密: mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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1–3–1–2–4 · bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4

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bo1 je5 bo1 lo4 mat6

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