娑婆世界
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Chinese
| world of endurance; outside world; this world | world; realm governed by a Buddha | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (娑婆世界) | 娑婆 | 世界 | |
| simp. #(娑婆世界) | 娑婆 | 世界 | |
Etymology
From Sanskrit सहालोकधातु (sahālokadhātu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Suōpó shìjiè
- (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛ ㄆㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Suōpó shìjiè
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄆㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Suopó shìhjiè
- Wade–Giles: So1-pʻo2 shih4-chieh4
- Yale: Swō-pwó shr̀-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Suopor shyhjieh
- Palladius: Сопо шицзе (Sopo šicze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: sa ba syejH keajH
Proper noun
娑婆世界
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (娑婆世界):
- → Japanese: 娑婆世界 (shabasekai)
- → Korean: 사바세계(娑婆世界) (sabasegye)
- → Vietnamese: ta bà thế giái (娑婆世界)