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道場

简道场 · 繁道場

Mandarin · pinyin dào chǎng

Taoist or Buddhist rite
abbr. for 菩提道場 Pú tí dào chǎng

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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4–3 · dao4 chang3

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noun

(religion) site where Buddhist or Taoist rites are conducted; a temple
(religion) such rites
(religion) territorial division where Yiguandao rites were conducted

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