niàn​fó

to chant the name of Buddha

  • created reference approved 念佛 → 唸佛 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    念佛 niàn​fó

    唸佛 niàn​fó

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  • created sense approved 念佛 · niàn​fó · to chant the name of Buddha — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    念佛

    niàn​fó

    to chant the name of Buddha

    To orally recite a Buddha's name (usually Amitābha) as a form of devotion or prayer.

    念, 佛

    念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · mindfulness 佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddhist scripture

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  • created sense approved 念佛 · niàn​fó · to meditate on Buddha — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    念佛

    niàn​fó

    to meditate on Buddha

    A Buddhist practice of mindfulness which includes visualizing the Buddha's form or contemplating the nature of the Buddha-body (dharmakāya).

    念, 佛

    念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · mindfulness 佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddhist scripture

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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