Sakyamuni

American  

[sah-kyuh-moon-ee] / ˈsɑ kjəˌmʊn i /

noun

1. one of the names of Buddha.

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Sakyamuni British  

/ ˌsɑːkjəˈmuːnɪ /

noun

1. one of the titles of the Buddha, deriving from the name of Sakya where he was born

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Etymology

Origin of Sakyamuni

From the Sanskrit word Śākyamuni

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Example Sentences

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Sakyamuni

As Sakyamuni, the Buddha of our cosmos, teaches, if the denizens of Sukhavati "desire cloaks of different colors and many hundred thousand colors, then with these very best cloaks the whole Buddha country shines."

From Time Magazine Archive

And among the Brahmins’ sons in the towns and villages, every pilgrim and stranger was welcome if he brought news of him, the Illustrious, the Sakyamuni.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Sakyamuni, another name for Buddhism, means also illumination, or realization of the saving character of the light within.

From Cosmic Consciousness by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall

Whereas the five bhikkhus were severe, the Sakyamuni was severer still, and they revered him, their junior, as their master.

From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Paul Carus

Nanda, according to Mr. Warren's work, was a prince, and the younger half-brother of Sakyamuni.

From In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

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