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龍樹菩薩

简龙树菩萨 · 繁龍樹菩薩

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng shù Pú sà

Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)

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龍: Look up this written character
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
菩: pú · herb, aromatic plant
薩: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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2–4–2–4 · Long2 shu4 Pu2 sa4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lung4 syu6 pou4 saat3

Cantonese word readings for 龍樹菩薩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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