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Bhagavat (薄誐鑁) (the first character sounds bang + ge fan [bó]; the second is wang + fan fan [fàn]; a Sanskrit word. Formerly called bogafan [薄伽梵] or baojiapan [婆加伴], translated in ancient times as the World-Honoured One. Now it is said that because it possesses six meanings, it is comprehensively called bhagavat, referring to the six: sovereign, flourishing, dignified, famed, auspicious, and venerable).