如是我闻

如是我闻
shìwén

so I have heard (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    so I have heard (idiom)

    • Thus have I heard; the Buddha once said.

  2. noun

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

    • "Thus have I heard" is the opening phrase of Buddhist sutras.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.

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