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陀罗尼
陀羅尼
tuóluóní
1. incantation (Sanskrit: dharani)
2. religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)

Character Breakdown

陀
tuó
steep bank, rough terrain
7 丶
罗
luō
gauze, net; to collect, to display
8 丶
尼
ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
5 丶

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