文殊師利
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (文殊師利) | 文殊 | 師利 | |
| simp. (文殊师利) | 文殊 | 师利 | |
Etymology
From Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnshushihlì
- Wade–Giles: Wên2-shu1-shih1-li4
- Yale: Wén-shū-shr̄-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenshushylih
- Palladius: Вэньшушили (Vɛnʹšušili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: mjun dzyu srij lijH
Proper noun
文殊師利
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (文殊師利):
- → Japanese: 文殊師利 (Monjushiri)
- → Korean: 문수사리(文殊師利) (Munsusari)
- → Vietnamese: Văn-thù-sư-lợi (文殊師利)
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“文殊師利” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 文 | 殊 | 師 | 利 |
| もん Grade: 1 |
じゅ Grade: S |
し Grade: 5 |
り Grade: 4 |
| goon | |||
Pronunciation
Proper noun
文殊師利 • (Monjushiri)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 文 | 殊 | 師 | 利 |
Proper noun
文殊師利 • (Munsusari) (hangeul 문수사리)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 文 | 殊 | 師 | 利 |
Proper noun
文殊師利
- chữ Hán form of Văn-thù-sư-lợi (“Manjushri”).