釋迦佛 shì jiā fó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

釋 shì interprete, elucidate; release
迦 jiā character for transliteration
佛 fó Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.)