Sakyamuni

American  

[sah-kyuh-moon-ee] / ˈsɑ kyəˌmʊn 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

Example Sentences

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, Confucius, and Laotse once stood before a jar of vinegar—the emblem of life—and each dipped in his finger to taste the brew.

From The Book of Tea by Okakura, Kakuzo

It merely states that the King did honour or reverence to the birthplace of the Buddha, who receives no titles except Sakyamuni and Bhagavan here or elsewhere in the inscriptions.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

B. Born of the Sakya race, they call me Sakyamuni.

From The Buddha A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes by Carus, Paul