薩埵
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See also: 萨埵
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (薩埵) | 薩 | 埵 | |
| simp. (萨埵) | 萨 | 埵 | |
Etymology
From Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva, “being, existence”).
Pronunciation
Noun
薩埵
- (Buddhism) sentient beings, living things
- Synonym: 有情 (yǒuqíng)
- (Buddhism) Short for 菩提薩埵／菩提萨埵 (pútísàduǒ, “bodhisattva”).
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“薩埵” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 薩 | 埵 |
| さち > さっ Jinmeiyō |
た Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 薩埵 (MC sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva, “being, existence”) or Pali satta (“being”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) sentient beings, all living things; by extension, the world
- (Buddhism) Short for 菩提薩埵 (bodai-satta): bodhisattva
- Synonym: 菩薩 (bosatsu)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 薩埵峠 (Satta-tōge)
- 金剛薩埵 (Kongōsatta, “Vajrasattva”)
- 菩提薩埵 (bodai-satta, “bodhisattva”)
Proper noun
- (Buddhism) Short for 菩薩王子 (Satta-ōji): name of a past reincarnation of the Gautama Buddha (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- (Buddhism) Short for 金剛菩薩 (Kongōsatta): Vajrasattva
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN