Word Meaning 釈迦如来

しゃかにょらい shakanyorai

釈迦如来 is read as しゃかにょらい (shakanyorai) and means Gautama Buddha.

Meaning

English

  1. Gautama Buddha
  2. Shakyamuni
  3. the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

Reading

Kana

しゃかにょらい

Romaji

shakanyorai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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釈迦十

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釈迦三尊

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釈迦牟尼

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Gautama Buddha

釈迦頭

しゃかとう

sugar apple

如来

にょらい

Tathagata

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やくしにょらい

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だいにちにょらい

Vairocana

五智如来

ごちにょらい

five dhyani buddhas

宝生如来

ほうしょうにょらい

Ratnasambhava