释迦牟尼佛 shì jiā móu ní fó

DEFINITIONS

  1. Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
  2. Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

CHARACTERS

释 shì
HSK 4
interprete, elucidate; release
迦 jiā character for transliteration
牟 móu make; seek, get; barley; low
尼 ní Buddhist nun; transliteration
佛 fó
HSK 5
Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.)