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)