五燈會元 wǔ dēng huì yuán

Five Lamps Merged, a classic Zen Buddhist book

Word data

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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
燈 dēng
light; lamp; lantern
會 huì
can; to be able to; will
元 yuán HSK 3
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); original; primary