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釈迦 (しゃか, shaka) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “Lord Buddha; Sakyamuni”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
釈迦はインドで 生まれた
Lord Buddha was born in India.
釈迦に経。
Teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
釈迦に 経。
You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
釈迦に説法。
Don't teach fishes to swim.
釈迦に 説法。
Don't teach fish to swim.
赤釈迦」の通称がある。
Also known as 'Red Shaka.'
元来は釈迦の事を指した。
It originally referred to Shakyamuni.
それは 釈迦に 説法というもの。
That's like carrying coals to Newcastle.
すると釈迦は『お前の母の罪はとても重い。
仏教は、インドの 釈迦を 開祖とする 宗教である。
Buddhism is a religion founded by the Indian Shakyamuni.
京都の西北に連なる鷹ケ峰、鷲ケ峰、釈迦谷山などの山稜から一筋の川が流れている。
There is a river running from mountain ridges, for example; Mt. Takagamine, Mt. Washigamine and Mt. Shakadani northwest of Kyoto.
釈迦、世に出興して、道教を光闡して、群萌を拯ひ恵むに真実の利をもつてせんと欲すなり。
Shakyamuni came into this world and preached the way to enlightenment, to save the multitudes of living creatures by blessing them with benefits that are truthful and genuine.