Sakyamuni

[ sah-kyuh-moon-ee ]

noun

1. one of the names of Buddha.

Sakyamuni

/ ˌsɑːkjəˈmuːnɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sakyamuni¹

From the Sanskrit word Śākyamuni

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sakyamuni¹

Sanskrit, literally: hermit of the Sākya tribe

Example Sentences

The Jokhang chapel houses many Tibetan cultural treasures, including the Jowo Sakyamuni, a life-sized statue of the 12-year-old Buddha.

From Seattle Times

They put their faith in wood, as did the monks at the Sakyamuni Pagoda in Yingxian, China.

From Nature

Hanging from a string were thangkas showing popular aspects of the pantheon: the seated Sakyamuni Buddha, the fingers of one hand touching the earth; Medicine Buddha, holding a bowl; Mahakala, the fierce protector deity that appears in paintings as a blue, multiarmed, fanged demon.

From New York Times

The exhibition includes pictures of the country’s oldest one, Fairbanks House in Massachusetts, built in 1641, and the world’s most venerable wooden pagoda, China’s Sakyamuni, which dates to 1056.

From Washington Post

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 Literature