释迦牟尼 shì jiā móu ní

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

释 shì interprete, elucidate; release
迦 jiā character for transliteration
牟 móu make; seek, get; barley; low
尼 ní Buddhist nun; transliteration