"善根" meaning in Chinese

See 善根 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʂän⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ʂän⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shàngēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], shàngēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shàngen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shan⁴-kên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shàn-gēn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shanngen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шаньгэнь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šanʹgɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard]
Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit कुशलमूल (kuśalamūla, literally “roots of good”). Etymology templates: {{cal|zh|sa|कुशलमूल|lit=roots of good}} Calque of Sanskrit कुशलमूल (kuśalamūla, literally “roots of good”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 善根
  1. (Buddhism) positive meritorious deeds
    Sense id: en-善根-zh-name-oVjYGdd5 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Buddhism Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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      ],
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    },
    {
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}

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