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佛牙
fó​yá

Buddha's tooth

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佛牙 fó​yá
Buddha's tooth
sacred tooth relic of Buddha; Buddhists believe that the teeth of 释迦牟尼 shì​jiā​móu​ní were left behind after his body was cremated, were preserved as holy objects, and are now kept in pagodas

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Synonym

  • 佛牙舍利 fó​yá​shè​lì

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