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須彌山

简须弥山 · 繁須彌山

Mandarin · pinyin Xū mí shān

Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原 Gù yuán, Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
须: xū · must, have to, necessary
弥: mí · extensive, full; fill; complete

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1–2–1 · Xu1 mi2 shan1

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(Buddhism) Meru (a central mountain for a world-system in Buddhist cosmology)

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