cí'ēn​sì

Ci'en Temple

  • created reference approved 慈恩寺 → 大慈恩寺 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    慈恩寺 cí'ēn​sì

    大慈恩寺 dà​cí'ēn​sì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 慈恩寺 · cí'ēn​sì · Ci'en Temple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    慈恩寺

    cí'ēn​sì

    Ci'en Temple

    A famous Buddhist temple in Xi'an, Shaanxi, built in 648 by Emperor Gaozong to honor his mother. It is the site of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, where the monk [[玄奘|玄奘|xuan2 zang4]] translated scriptures and founded the Faxiang school of Buddhism. Also known as [[大慈恩寺|大慈恩寺|da4 ci2 en1 si4]].

    慈 (literal) → 慈 · cí · compassionate 恩 (literal) → 恩 · ēn · kindness 寺 (bound) → 寺 · sì · temple

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

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