Shakyamuni

[shah-kyuh-moon-ee]

noun

1. Sakyamuni.

Example Sentences

Siddhartha Gautama is accepted by most scholars as the historical figure Shakyamuni Buddha, or sage of the Shakya clan, who was born in Nepal and lived in India around the 5th century BCE.

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Sculptures and paintings of poets, lamas, deities and especially bodhisattvas — earthly helpers who have postponed their own entry into nirvana, where suffering disappears, in order to help others find their way — are nearly as numerous and varied as Buddha Shakyamuni himself.

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The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.

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In the work “Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains,” the tale of the Buddha is retrofitted for Zen philosophy, suggesting he reached enlightenment suddenly and unexpectedly.

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He is both seeker and Shakyamuni.

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