佛牙
fó​yá

Buddha's tooth

  • created reference approved 佛牙 → 佛牙舍利 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    佛牙 fó​yá

    佛牙舍利 fó​yá​shè​lì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 佛牙 · fó​yá · Buddha's tooth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    佛牙

    fó​yá

    Buddha's tooth

    sacred tooth relic of Buddha; Buddhists believe that the teeth of [[释迦牟尼|釋迦牟尼|shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]] were left behind after his body was cremated, were preserved as holy objects, and are now kept in pagodas

    佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddha 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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