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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सह (saha, “name of a division of the world < bearing; enduring”), as in सहलोकधातु (sahalokadhātu, “world inhabited by men; earth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
娑婆
- (Buddhism) world of endurance; outside world; this world (which is full of suffering)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
From Chinese 娑婆 (suōpó), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सह (saha)
Pronunciation
Noun
娑婆 • (shaba)
- the world
- (Buddhism) this corrupt world
- the outside world
Korean
Noun
娑婆 • (saba) (hangeul 사바)
- hanja form? of 사바 (“the world; (Buddhism) this corrupt world; the outside world”)
Vietnamese
Noun
娑婆
- chữ Hán form of sa bà
