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如是我聞

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Chinese

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like this; so; such I; me
hear; news; celebrated
hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
 
trad. (如是我聞) 如是
simp. (如是我闻) 如是
anagram 我聞如是我闻如是
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Etymology

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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] The "I" in the translation generally refers to the Buddha's cousin Ānanda 阿難阿难 (Ānán), renowned for having the best memory among the Buddha's disciples.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1 1/1 1/2
Initial () (38) (25) (31) (4)
Final () (22) (11) (94) (59)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Closed
Division () III III I III
Fanqie
Baxter nyo dzyeX ngaX mjun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵɨʌ/ /d͡ʑiᴇX/ /ŋɑX/ /mɨun/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɔ/ /d͡ʑiɛX/ /ŋɑX/ /miun/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑiɔ/ /d͡ʑjɛX/ /ŋɑX/ /miuən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵɨə̆/ /d͡ʑiə̆X/ /ŋaX/ /mun/
Li
Rong
/ȵiɔ/ /ʑieX/ /ŋɑX/ /miuən/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭo/ /ʑǐeX/ /ŋɑX/ /mĭuən/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯wo/ /ʑie̯X/ /ŋɑX/ /mi̯uən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shì ě wén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyu4 si6 ngo5 man4

Phrase

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如是我聞

  1. (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)
    如是我聞一時摩竭提阿蘭若菩提正覺 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    如是我闻一时摩竭提阿兰若菩提正觉 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Avataṃsaka Sūtra, translated by Śikṣānanda circa 7th century CE
    Rúshìwǒwén: yīshí, fó zài Mójiétíguó ālánrě fǎ pútí chǎng zhōng, shǐ chéng zhèngjiào. [Pinyin]
    Thus have I heard: The Buddha was once at the dharma-bodhimanda in the forest of Magādha (Bodh Gayā), just having attained enlightenment.

References

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  1. ^ Jiandao Shi, Jianxun Shi, Jiajuan Xiong, "Chinese language and Buddhism" in The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Applied Linguistics (2019).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
にょ
Grade: S

Grade: S

Grade: 6
もん
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

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Derived from Middle Chinese 如是我聞 (MC nyo dzyeX ngaX mjun), from Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞ze̞ ɡa̠mõ̞ɴ]

Phrase

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(にょ)()()(もん) (nyoze gamon

  1. (Buddhism) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)