供万灯

English translation: make light offering

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Chinese term or phrase:供万灯
English translation:make light offering
Entered by: albertdeng

05:41 Apr 4, 2013
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Social Sciences - Religion
Chinese term or phrase: 供万灯
佛教用语。
albertdeng
New Zealand
Local time: 21:23
make light offering
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make light offering
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Shang
China
Local time: 16:23
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4Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps
MottoLab
3make light offering
Shang


  

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Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps


Explanation:
There is actually a Japanese ceremony called Festival of Ten Thousand Lights (万灯会).

In this case, 供万灯 is best translated as Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps (or Lights)

MottoLab
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Local time: 04:23
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neutral  Shang: 万灯意指很多,不可能是10000盏灯,整个寺庙恐怕也放不下这么多灯
1 day 6 hrs
  -> "Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps" may refer to the name of a Buddhist ceremony. Of course, it's not supposed to be taken literally.
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
make light offering


Explanation:
make light offering

Shang
China
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Chinese
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