¡@ ¡@ In the last issue, we learnt the Chinese character buddha .  (Buddha) is comparatively difficult to write.  This time, let us learn a relatively simple Chinese character which is most related to Buddha: (pronounced as ren2) meaning human.

¡@ ¡@ Buddha incarnated to relieve sentient beings from sufferings and transmigration.  Therefore, the intention of Buddha's arrival to educate and transform mankind is to help men to free themselves from misery and suffering and be liberated from births and deaths forever.

¡@ ¡@ The character is made up of two strokes, and .  is pronounced as "pie3", and is pronounced as "na4".  When writing the character of , one should be careful not to mix it up with another Chinese character .

¡@ ¡@ The character has another transformation .   is not a character by itself, however, when it is being used in conjunction with another character which is related to human, it becomes another Chinese character.  For instance:,  ,  ,  ,  ,  .