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金剛手菩薩

简金刚手菩萨 · 繁金剛手菩薩

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn gāng shǒu Pú sà

Vajrapani Bodhisattva

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
剛: Look up this written character
手: shǒu · hand
菩: pú · herb, aromatic plant
薩: Look up this written character
刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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1–1–3–2–4 · Jin1 gang1 shou3 Pu2 sa4

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