created sense approved 目连救母/目連救母 · mùliánjiùmǔ · Maudgalyayana rescues his mother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
目连救母 / 目連救母
mùliánjiùmǔ
Maudgalyayana rescues his mother
A famous Buddhist legend originating from the Ullambana Sutra, in which the disciple Maudgalyayana uses his spiritual powers and the merit of offerings to the sangha to rescue his mother from the torments of hell. This story is widely popular in Chinese folklore, opera, and literature. and literature.
目连 (literal) → 目连/目連 · mùlián · Maudgalyayana 救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to save 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · mother
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