舎利弗

Japanese
Kanji in this term
舎 利 弗
しゃ
Grade: 5		 り
Grade: 4		 ほつ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
舍利弗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 舍利弗 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH pjut), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra).

Proper noun

舎(しゃ)利(り)弗(ほつ) • (Sharihotsu) 

  1. (Buddhism) Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha
    Synonyms: 舎利子 (Sharishi), シャーリプトラ (Shāriputora)
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