如是我闻

rú shì wǒ wén

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Definitions

  1. 1. so I have heard (idiom)
  2. 2. the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

Child Words of 如是我闻

如
rú

as

我
wǒ

I; me; my

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

闻
wén

to hear

如是
rú shì

thus