Talk:Fanjingshan

A fact from Fanjingshan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 July 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Fanjingshan (pictured), a sacred Buddhist mountain, was recently designated a UNESCO World Heritage site?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fanjingshan.

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Latest comment: 5 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Thanks to Zanhe for reverting and cleaning up my edit about the meaning of the name. I am happy to be corrected.

My reference was actually the Chinese Wikipedia article (zh:梵净山#山名沿革). I checked translation with reference to an online Chinese dictionary [MDBG], which gives both definitions: "Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture) / Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator)". Similar translation is given by [Zhongwen Pop Up Dictionary].

I also note that the whole section (zh:梵净山#山名沿革) has no references at all :)

Mikhailfranco (talk) 21:16, 10 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

@Mikhailfranco: Thanks for your edits, but I'm afraid mdbg's translation is incorrect. The Chinese term for Nirvana is Niepan/涅槃. Fantian (or Fanmo) is Brahma, a Buddhist deity that originated from Hinduism. See this. -Zanhe (talk) 23:11, 10 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

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