Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
供万灯
English translation:
make light offering
Added to glossary by
albertdeng
Apr 4, 2013 05:41
11 yrs ago
Chinese term
New Zealand
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Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English
供万灯
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Religion
佛教用语。
Proposed translations
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| 3 | make light offering |
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| 4 | Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps |
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make light offering
make light offering
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Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps
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)
In this case, 供万灯 is best translated as Offering of Ten Thousand Lamps (or Lights)
Peer comment(s):
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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
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"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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