Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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To cremate oneself alive as a lamp or as incense for Buddha.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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割肉燃燈以供養佛。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》