五灯会元 wǔ dēng huì yuán

Five Lamps Compendium, classic Zen text

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

Characters

Character Meaning
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
灯 dēng HSK 3
light; lamp; lantern
会 huì HSK 1
can; to be able to; will
元 yuán HSK 3
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); original; primary