薩婆訶

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See also: 萨婆诃

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 娑婆訶 (“svaha”).
(This term is a variant form of 娑婆訶).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō は > わ
Grade: S

Hyōgai
irregular kan'on

Alternative forms

Etymology

/sopaka//soɸaka//sowaka/

From Middle Chinese 薩婆訶 (MC sat ba xa), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).[1]

Pronunciation

Interjection

薩婆訶(そわか) or 薩婆訶(ソワカ) (sowakaそはか (sofaka) or ソハカ (sofaka)?

  1. (Buddhism) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation

Derived terms

  • (ぎゃ)(てい)(ぎゃ)(てい)波羅羯(はらぎゃ)(てい)波羅僧羯(はらそうぎゃ)(てい)菩提(ぼじ)薩婆訶(そわか) (gyatei gyatei haragyatei harasōgyatei boji sowaka)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN