如是我聞
Chinese edit
like this; so; such | I; me | hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at | ||
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trad. (如是我聞) | 如是 | 我 | 聞 | |
simp. (如是我闻) | 如是 | 我 | 闻 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam). The syntax of this translation directly reflects the original Sanskrit as opposed to the lesser-used 我聞如是/我闻如是 (wǒwénrúshì).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
如是我聞
- (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)
References edit
- ^ Jiandao Shi, Jianxun Shi, Jiajuan Xiong, "Chinese language and Buddhism" in The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Applied Linguistics (2019).
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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如 | 是 | 我 | 聞 |
にょ Grade: S |
ぜ Grade: S |
が Grade: 6 |
もん Grade: 2 |
goon |
Etymology edit
Derived from Middle Chinese 如是我聞 (MC nyo|nyoH dzyeX ngaX mjun|mjunH), from Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam).
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
如是我聞 • (nyoze gamon)
- (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)