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Lokaksema logo #21000[Buddhist monk] Lokakṣema (Ch: 支婁迦讖 Zhī Lóujiāchèn, sometimes abbreviated 支讖 Zhī Chèn), born around 147 CE, was the earliest known Buddhist monk to have translated Mahayana sutras into the Chinese language and as such was an important figure in Buddhism in China. The name Lokakṣema means `welfare of the world` in Sansk...
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Lokaksema

Lokaksema logo #21000[Hindu prayer] Lokaksema or Lokakshema is a Sanskrit word meaning Global Wellbeing. Loka means world and Kshema means welfare in Sanskrit. It is normally used in the context of various prayers and rituals performed in Hinduism. For example, there could be a big ritual yagna conducted for some common good such as a blessing for rains. It cou...
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