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Variations:
ダチ公
だち公

see styles
 dachikou(dachi公); dachikou(dachi公) / dachiko(dachi公); dachiko(dachi公)
    ダチこう(ダチ公); だちこう(だち公)
(slang) (See ダチ) buddy; friend

チベット大蔵経

see styles
 chibettodaizoukyou / chibettodaizokyo
    チベットだいぞうきょう
Tibetan Buddhist canon

バディシステム

see styles
 badishisutemu
    バディシステム
buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

ブダペスト覚書

see styles
 budapesutokakusho
    ブダペストかくしょ
(hist) Budapest Memorandum (1994)

ブドウ酒研究所

see styles
 budoushukenkyuujo / budoshukenkyujo
    ブドウしゅけんきゅうじょ
(place-name) Budoushukenkyūjo

ボロブドゥール

see styles
 borobudodooru
    ボロブドゥール
(place-name) Borobudur

Variations:
まぶ達
マブ達

see styles
 mabudachi(mabu達); mabudachi(mabu達); mabudachi
    マブだち(マブ達); まぶだち(まぶ達); マブダチ
(colloquialism) (dated) (kana only) true friend; close friend

マルブダシュト

see styles
 marubudashuto
    マルブダシュト
(place-name) Marv Dasht (Iran)

モリブデン鉛鉱

see styles
 moribudenenkou / moribudenenko
    モリブデンえんこう
wulfenite (PbMoO4)

Variations:
ヤリ友
やり友

see styles
 yaritomo(yari友); yaritomo(yari友)
    ヤリとも(ヤリ友); やりとも(やり友)
(vulgar) (slang) (See 遣る・11,友・1) fuck buddy

ローブデコルテ

see styles
 roobudekorute
    ローブデコルテ
robe decolletee (fre:); low-cut dress

一切如來必定印


一切如来必定印

see styles
yī qiè rú lái bì dìng yìn
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 bi4 ding4 yin4
i ch`ieh ju lai pi ting yin
    i chieh ju lai pi ting yin
 issai nyorai hitsujō in
The sign of the assurance of attaining Buddhahood.

一切法界自身表

see styles
yī qiè fǎ jiè zì shēn biǎo
    yi1 qie4 fa3 jie4 zi4 shen1 biao3
i ch`ieh fa chieh tzu shen piao
    i chieh fa chieh tzu shen piao
 issai hokkai jishin hyō
Buddha's self-manifestation to all creation.

一切衆生喜見佛


一切众生喜见佛

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng xǐ jiàn fó
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 xi3 jian4 fo2
i ch`ieh chung sheng hsi chien fo
    i chieh chung sheng hsi chien fo
 Issai shujō kiken butsu
Sarvasattva-priya-darśana. The Buddha at whose appearance all beings rejoice. (1) A fabulous Bodhisattva who destroyed himself by fire and when reborn burned both arms to cinders, an act described in the Lotus Sūtra as the highest form of sacrifice. Reborn as Bhaiṣajyarāja 藥王. (2) The name under which Buddha's aunt, Mahāprajāpatī, is to be reborn as Buddha.

一歩も引かない

see styles
 ippomohikanai
    いっぽもひかない
(exp,adj-i) not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

一體三身自性佛


一体三身自性佛

see styles
yī tǐ sān shēn zì xìng fó
    yi1 ti3 san1 shen1 zi4 xing4 fo2
i t`i san shen tzu hsing fo
    i ti san shen tzu hsing fo
 ittai sanshin jishō butsu
In one's own body to have the trikāya of the self-natured, Buddha, i.e. by personal surrender to the Buddha.

Variations:
三昧耶
三摩耶

see styles
 sanmaya; samaya; sanmaiya(三昧耶)
    さんまや; さまや; さんまいや(三昧耶)
(1) {Buddh} time (san: samaya); (2) {Buddh} meeting; coming together; (3) {Buddh} equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)

Variations:
三途川
葬頭川

see styles
 souzugawa / sozugawa
    そうずがわ
{Buddh} (See 三途の川) Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

不可説不可説転

see styles
 fukasetsufukasetsuten
    ふかせつふかせつてん
(numeric) {Buddh} (number that appears in Avatamsaka Sutra) 10^37218383881977644441306597687849648128; 10^(7x2^122)

不看僧面看佛面

see styles
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
    bu4 kan4 seng1 mian4 kan4 fo2 mian4
pu k`an seng mien k`an fo mien
    pu kan seng mien kan fo mien
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom); fig. (to do something for sb) out of deference to sb else

世界仏教徒会議

see styles
 sekaibukkyoutokaigi / sekaibukkyotokaigi
    せかいぶっきょうとかいぎ
(org) World Fellowship of Buddhists; (o) World Fellowship of Buddhists

世界仏教徒連盟

see styles
 sekaibukkyoutorenmei / sekaibukkyotorenme
    せかいぶっきょうとれんめい
(org) World Fellowship of Buddhists; (o) World Fellowship of Buddhists

中部電力変電所

see styles
 chuubudenryokuhendensho / chubudenryokuhendensho
    ちゅうぶでんりょくへんでんしょ
(place-name) Chuubudenryokuhendensho

中部電力運動場

see styles
 chuubudenryokuundoujou / chubudenryokundojo
    ちゅうぶでんりょくうんどうじょう
(place-name) Chuubudenryokuundoujō

兜率天(oK)

see styles
 tosotsuten
    とそつてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm

Variations:
八正道
八聖道

see styles
 hasshoudou / hasshodo
    はっしょうどう
{Buddh} noble eightfold path

内部データ項目

see styles
 naibudeetakoumoku / naibudeetakomoku
    ないぶデータこうもく
{comp} internal data item

冤冤相報何時了


冤冤相报何时了

see styles
yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo
    yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3
yüan yüan hsiang pao ho shih liao
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)

勝沼ぶどう郷駅

see styles
 katsunumabudoukyoueki / katsunumabudokyoeki
    かつぬまぶどうきょうえき
(st) Katsunumabudoukyō Station

Variations:

卍字
万字

see styles
 manji
    まんじ
(1) (卍 is used as a symbol for Buddhist temples on maps) (See ハーケンクロイツ) swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; (2) swastika-shaped family crest; (interjection) (3) (卍 only) (net-sl) (usu. at the beginning or; and end of a sentence or word but also by itself; used for emphasis, etc.) wow; yeah; ugh; yuck; awesome; really; let's go

南無妙法蓮華経

see styles
 namumyouhourengekyou / namumyohorengekyo
    なむみょうほうれんげきょう
(expression) {Buddh} Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra

参院予算委員会

see styles
 saninyosaniinkai / saninyosaninkai
    さんいんよさんいいんかい
(See 予算委員会・1) Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet

Variations:
吾が仏
あが仏

see styles
 agahotoke
    あがほとけ
(exp,n,pn) (idiom) my dear; my Buddha

Variations:
善知識
善智識

see styles
 zenchishiki; zenjishiki
    ぜんちしき; ぜんぢしき
(See 悪知識) friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching

因陀囉達婆門佛


因陀囉达婆门佛

see styles
yīn tuó luō dá pó mén fó
    yin1 tuo2 luo1 da2 po2 men2 fo2
yin t`o lo ta p`o men fo
    yin to lo ta po men fo
 Indara datsubamon butsu
Indradhvaja, a Buddha-incarnation of the seventh son of the Buddha Mahābhijñābhibhū 大通智勝.

因陀羅勢羅窶詞


因陀罗势罗窭词

see styles
yīn tuó luó shì luó jù cí
    yin1 tuo2 luo2 shi4 luo2 ju4 ci2
yin t`o lo shih lo chü tz`u
    yin to lo shih lo chü tzu
 Indara seira kushi
因陀羅世羅求訶; 因陀羅窟; 因沙舊 Indraśailaguhā; explained by 帝釋石窟 Indra's cave; also by 蛇神山 the mountain of the snake god, also by 小孤石山 the mountain of small isolated peaks located near Nālandā, where on the south crag of the west peak is a rock cave, broad but not high, which Śākyamuni frequently visited. Indra is said to have written forty-two questions on stone, to which the Buddha replied.

国立国府台病院

see styles
 kokuritsukokubudaibyouin / kokuritsukokubudaibyoin
    こくりつこくぶだいびょういん
(place-name) Kokuritsukokubudai Hospital

壬生土居ノ内町

see styles
 mibudoinouchichou / mibudoinochicho
    みぶどいのうちちょう
(place-name) Mibudoinouchichō

外部データ項目

see styles
 gaibudeetakoumoku / gaibudeetakomoku
    がいぶデータこうもく
{comp} external data item

多摩羅跋旃檀香


多摩罗跋旃檀香

see styles
duō mó luó bá zhān tán xiāng
    duo1 mo2 luo2 ba2 zhan1 tan2 xiang1
to mo lo pa chan t`an hsiang
    to mo lo pa chan tan hsiang
 Tamara hasendankō
Tamālapattra-candana-gandha; a Buddha-incarnation of the 11th son of Mahābhijña, residing N. W. of our universe; also the name of the Buddha- incarnation of Mahāmaudgalyāyana.

大悟の境に入る

see styles
 taigonokyounihairu; daigonokyounihairu / taigonokyonihairu; daigonokyonihairu
    たいごのきょうにはいる; だいごのきょうにはいる
(exp,v5r) {Buddh} to attain enlightenment

大方廣佛華嚴經


大方广佛华严经

see styles
dà fāng guǎng fó huá yán jīng
    da4 fang1 guang3 fo2 hua2 yan2 jing1
ta fang kuang fo hua yen ching
 Daihōkō butsu kegon kyō
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
Buddhāvataṃsaka-mahāvaipulya-sūtra ; the Avataṃsaka, Hua-yen, or Kegon sutra ; tr. by Buddhabhadra and others A.D. 418-420. The various translations are in 60, 80, and 40 chuan, v. 華嚴經.

大明續入藏諸集


大明续入藏诸集

see styles
dà míng xù rù zàng zhū jí
    da4 ming2 xu4 ru4 zang4 zhu1 ji2
ta ming hsü ju tsang chu chi
 Daimyō zokunyūzō shoshū
Supplementary miscellaneous collection of Buddhist books, made under the Ming dynasty A.D. 1368-1644.

如來應供正偏智


如来应供正偏智

see styles
rú lái yìng gōng zhèng piān zhì
    ru2 lai2 ying4 gong1 zheng4 pian1 zhi4
ju lai ying kung cheng p`ien chih
    ju lai ying kung cheng pien chih
 nyorai ōku shōhen chi
Tathāgata, Worshipful, Omniscient-three titles of a Buddha.

安地卡及巴布達


安地卡及巴布达

see styles
ān dì kǎ jí bā bù dá
    an1 di4 ka3 ji2 ba1 bu4 da2
an ti k`a chi pa pu ta
    an ti ka chi pa pu ta
Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)

Variations:
常灯明
常燈明

see styles
 joutoumyou / jotomyo
    じょうとうみょう
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)

度一切世間苦惱


度一切世间苦恼

see styles
dù yī qiè shì jiān kǔn ǎo
    du4 yi1 qie4 shi4 jian1 kun3 ao3
tu i ch`ieh shih chien k`un ao
    tu i chieh shih chien kun ao
 Do issai seken kunō
Sarvalōkadhātupadravodvega-pratyuttīrṇa. ' One who redeems men from the misery of all worlds. A fictitious Buddha who dwelled west of our universe, an incarnation of the tenth son of Mahābhijñājñāna bhibhū.' Eite1.

庫木吐拉千佛洞


库木吐拉千佛洞

see styles
kù mù tǔ lā qiān fó dòng
    ku4 mu4 tu3 la1 qian1 fo2 dong4
k`u mu t`u la ch`ien fo tung
    ku mu tu la chien fo tung
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang

Variations:
御仏供
お仏供

see styles
 obuku
    おぶく
{Buddh} (See 仏供) offering to Buddha (often rice)

Variations:
御仏前
ご仏前

see styles
 gobutsuzen
    ごぶつぜん
(1) (See 仏前・1) before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; (2) offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet

Variations:
御勤め
お勤め

see styles
 otsutome
    おつとめ
(1) (archaism) (polite language) one's business; (2) reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; (3) bargain; discount; (4) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

Variations:
御方便
ご方便

see styles
 gohouben / gohoben
    ごほうべん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (See 方便・2) upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); (2) convenience; suitability; availability

Variations:
御本尊
ご本尊

see styles
 gohonzon
    ごほんぞん
(1) principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; (2) (joc) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

Variations:
御詠歌
ご詠歌

see styles
 goeika / goeka
    ごえいか
{Buddh} pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha

Variations:
我が仏
わが仏

see styles
 wagahotoke
    わがほとけ
(exp,n,pn) (idiom) my dear; my Buddha

摩訶般若波羅蜜


摩诃般若波罗蜜

see styles
mó hē bō rě bō luó mì
    mo2 he1 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4
mo ho po je po lo mi
 mokoboja horomi
mahāprajñāpāramitā, v. 般, the great wisdom method of crossing the stream to nirvāṇa, i.e. Buddha-truth.

Variations:
曼荼羅
曼陀羅

see styles
 mandara; madara(ok); mandara
    まんだら; まだら(ok); マンダラ
(kana only) {Buddh} mandala

東武動物公園駅

see styles
 toubudoubutsukouenmaeeki / tobudobutsukoenmaeeki
    とうぶどうぶつこうえんまええき
(st) Tōbudoubutsukōenmae Station

柏克里克千佛洞

see styles
bó kè lǐ kè qiān fó dòng
    bo2 ke4 li3 ke4 qian1 fo2 dong4
po k`o li k`o ch`ien fo tung
    po ko li ko chien fo tung
Paziklike thousand-Buddha grotto in the Turpan basin, Xinjiang

森羅萬象卽法身


森罗万象卽法身

see styles
sēn luó wàn xiàng jí fǎ shēn
    sen1 luo2 wan4 xiang4 ji2 fa3 shen1
sen lo wan hsiang chi fa shen
 shinra banshō soku hosshin
The universe in its vast variety is the dharmakāya, or Buddha-body; in the esoteric school it is the Vairocana-body.

毘訖羅摩阿迭多


毘讫罗摩阿迭多

see styles
pí qì luó mó ā dié duō
    pi2 qi4 luo2 mo2 a1 die2 duo1
p`i ch`i lo mo a tieh to
    pi chi lo mo a tieh to
 Bikiramaaitta
Vikramāditya, Valour-sun, intp. as surpassing the sun, a celebrated king who drove out the Sakas, or Scythians, and ruled over northern India from 57 B. C., patron of literature and famous benefactor of Buddhism. Also 馝柯羅摩阿迭多.

瑜伽行唯識学派

see styles
 yugagyouyuishikigakuha / yugagyoyuishikigakuha
    ゆがぎょうゆいしきがくは
{Buddh} (See 瑜伽行派) Yoga Practice School; Consciousness-Only School

Variations:
瓜肌楓
瓜膚楓

see styles
 urihadakaede; urihadakaede
    うりはだかえで; ウリハダカエデ
(kana only) grey-budded snake-bark maple (Acer rufinerve); redvein maple; Honshū maple

Variations:

癡(oK)

see styles
 chi
    ち
(1) foolishness; fool; (2) {Buddh} moha (ignorance, folly)

Variations:
磨崖仏
摩崖仏

see styles
 magaibutsu
    まがいぶつ
Buddha figure carved on a rock face

Variations:
粒立つ
粒だつ

see styles
 tsubudatsu
    つぶだつ
(v5t,vi) to become grainy

Variations:
精霊会
聖霊会

see styles
 shouryoue / shoryoe
    しょうりょうえ
(1) (esp. 精霊会) (See 盂蘭盆) Bon Festival; (2) (esp. 聖霊会) Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)

Variations:
聖観音
正観音

see styles
 shoukannon / shokannon
    しょうかんのん
{Buddh} (See 観世音) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

Variations:
胎内仏
胎内佛

see styles
 tainaibutsu
    たいないぶつ
small Buddhist image inside another Buddhist image

Variations:
芽吹く
芽ぶく

see styles
 mebuku
    めぶく
(v5k,vi) to bud

Variations:
蓮華坐
蓮華座

see styles
 rengeza
    れんげざ
(1) (See 結跏趺坐) lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs; (2) lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

Variations:
薄伽梵
婆伽梵

see styles
 bagabon; bagaba; bagyaba
    ばがぼん; ばがば; ばぎゃば
{Buddh} Bhagavan; Bhagwan; Lord

衆院予算委員会

see styles
 shuuinyosaniinkai / shuinyosaninkai
    しゅういんよさんいいんかい
(See 予算委員会・1) Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet

Variations:
護持僧
御持僧

see styles
 gojisou / gojiso
    ごじそう
(hist) {Buddh} imperial protector monk; monk who performed rituals for the wellbeing of the imperial household

Variations:
那由他
那由多

see styles
 nayuta; nayuta(sk)
    なゆた; ナユタ(sk)
(1) {Buddh} an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million) (san: nayuta); (numeric) (2) 10^60 (or 10^72)

Variations:
邪淫戒
邪婬戒

see styles
 jainkai
    じゃいんかい
{Buddh} prohibition on adultery and other indecent sexual acts

Variations:
閻魔天
焔摩天

see styles
 enmaten
    えんまてん
{Buddh} (See 閻魔) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

Variations:
闇穴道
暗穴道

see styles
 anketsudou / anketsudo
    あんけつどう
(hist) road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)

Variations:
阿しゅく
阿閦

see styles
 ashuku
    あしゅく
{Buddh} Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)

高麗八萬大藏經


高丽八万大藏经

see styles
gāo lí bā wàn dà zàng jīng
    gao1 li2 ba1 wan4 da4 zang4 jing1
kao li pa wan ta tsang ching
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

黄色ブドウ球菌

see styles
 oushokubudoukyuukin / oshokubudokyukin
    おうしょくブドウきゅうきん
{med} golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)

Variations:
3時
三時(P)

see styles
 sanji
    さんじ
(n,adv) (1) 3 o'clock; (2) (See 3時のおやつ・さんじのおやつ) afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); (3) {Buddh} (See 正法・しょうぼう・2,末法,像法) three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

アウトオブデート

see styles
 autoobudeeto
    アウトオブデート
(adjectival noun) out-of-date

アブディカリコフ

see styles
 abudikarikofu
    アブディカリコフ
(surname) Abdykalykov

アブデッサラーム

see styles
 abudessaraamu / abudessaramu
    アブデッサラーム
(personal name) Abdessalam

アブデュルハミト

see styles
 abudeuruhamito
    アブデュルハミト
(personal name) Abdulhamid

アブデラーイェワ

see styles
 abuderaaewa / abuderaewa
    アブデラーイェワ
(personal name) Abdelahyeva

アブデルハルデン

see styles
 abuderuharuden
    アブデルハルデン
(personal name) Abderhalden

アブドアルワハブ

see styles
 abudoaruwahabu
    アブドアルワハブ
(person) Abd al-Wahhab

アブドゥルカシム

see styles
 abudodorukashimu
    アブドゥルカシム
(personal name) Abdiqassim

オンブズパースン

see styles
 onbuzupaasun / onbuzupasun
    オンブズパースン
ombudsperson; ombudsman; ombudswoman

オンブズパーソン

see styles
 onbuzupaason / onbuzupason
    オンブズパーソン
ombudsperson; ombudsman; ombudswoman

お釈迦様の誕生日

see styles
 oshakasamanotanjoubi / oshakasamanotanjobi
    おしゃかさまのたんじょうび
(expression) Buddha's birthday

カナリーダムゼル

see styles
 kanariidamuzeru / kanaridamuzeru
    カナリーダムゼル
Canary damsel (Abudefduf luridus)

ケイブダイビング

see styles
 keibudaibingu / kebudaibingu
    ケイブダイビング
cave diving

ゴータマ・ブッダ

see styles
 gootama budda
    ゴータマ・ブッダ
(person) Buddha; Siddhartha; Gautama; Gautama Siddhartha; Gautama Buddha

サブディレクトリ

see styles
 sabudirekutori
    サブディレクトリ
{comp} subdirectory

ザプロデューサー

see styles
 zapurodeuusaa / zapurodeusa
    ザプロデューサー
(work) The Buddy Factor (film); (wk) The Buddy Factor (film)

シャルリ・エブド

see styles
 sharuri ebudo
    シャルリ・エブド
(wk) Charlie Hebdo (French satirical magazine)

スペクタクル映画

see styles
 supekutakurueiga / supekutakuruega
    スペクタクルえいが
epic film; spectacular big-budget production

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Bud" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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