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念佛

niàn fó

2-character word

What 念佛 means

1. to pray to Buddha
2. to chant the names of Buddha

The characters in 念佛

• 念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)
• 佛fúused in 仿佛

Example sentences

• 卫塞节是佛教的一个节日，纪念佛陀的诞生、成道和涅槃。
  Wèi sāi jiē shì Fójiào de yī gè jiérì, jìniàn Fótuó de dànshēng, chéngdào hé nièpán.
  Vesak is a Buddhist holiday which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.

Words containing 念佛

• 数珠念佛shǔ zhū niàn fóto count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)