娑婆

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(娑婆)
anagram 婆娑

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



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (16) (3)
Final () (94) (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sa/ /bwa/
Li
Rong
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Wang
Li
/sɑ/ /buɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/sɑ/ /bʱuɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
suō

Noun

娑婆

  1. (Buddhism) world of endurance; outside world; this world (which is full of suffering)

Derived terms

  • 娑婆世界

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃ
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

娑婆 (hiragana しゃば, rōmaji shaba)

  1. the world
  2. (Buddhism) this corrupt world
  3. the outside world

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

娑婆 (saba) (hangeul 사바)

  1. Hanja form? of 사바 (the world; (Buddhism) this corrupt world; the outside world).
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