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How to say namo buddhaya — buddhist greeting in Nepali

Namo Buddhaya — Buddhist greeting

नमो बुद्धाय

Namo Buddhāya

Pronunciation: nuh-mo bood-dhah-yuh

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The Buddhist greeting at Lumbini, Boudhanath, and Theravada monasteries. Marks you as respectful and aware of the tradition. 'I bow to the Buddha.'

Example sentence

नमो बुद्धाय, सर — के म मन्दिर भित्र पस्न सक्छु?

Namo Buddhaya, sir — may I enter the temple?

Namo Buddhāya, sir — ke ma mandir bhitra pasna sakchhu?

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