如是我闻

Traditional: 如是我聞

rú shì wǒ wén

Dictionary entry

so I have heard (idiom)

What does 如是我闻 mean?

如是我闻 (rú shì wǒ wén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1so I have heard (idiom)

2the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

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如rúas · as if 是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 我wǒI; me; my 闻Wénsurname Wen

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如是我闻

rú shì wǒ wén

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