薩埵

See also: 萨埵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薩	埵
さち > さっ Jinmeiyō	た Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 薩埵 (MC sɑt̚ tuɑ^X), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva, “being, existence”)^[1]^[2] or Pali satta (“being”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さった [sáꜜttà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠t̚ta̠]

Noun

薩埵 (hiragana さった, rōmaji satta)

(Buddhism) sentient beings, all living things; by extension, the world
Synonyms: 有情 (ujō), 衆生 (shujō)
(Buddhism) Short for 菩提薩埵 (bodai-satta): bodhisattva
Synonym: 菩薩 (bosatsu)

Derived terms

Derived terms

薩 (さっ)埵 (た)峠 (とうげ) (Satta-tōge)
金 (こん)剛 (ごう)薩 (さっ)埵 (た) (Kongōsatta, “Vajrasattva”)
菩 (ぼ)提 (だい)薩 (さっ)埵 (た) (bodai-satta, “bodhisattva”)

Proper noun

薩埵 (hiragana さった, rōmaji Satta)

(Buddhism) Short for 菩薩王子 (Satta-ōji): name of a past reincarnation of the Gautama Buddha (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
(Buddhism) Short for 金剛菩薩 (Kongōsatta): Vajrasattva

References

↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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