靈鷲山

Chinese

		alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	black eagle; condor; cruel	mountain; hill
trad. (靈鷲山)		靈	鷲	山
simp. (灵鹫山)		灵	鹫	山

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit गृद्धकूट (gṛddhakūṭa, “vulture peak”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Língjiùshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Língjiùshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Língjiòushan
    • Wade–Giles: Ling²-chiu⁴-shan¹
    • Yale: Líng-jyòu-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lingjiowshan
    • Palladius: Линцзюшань (Linczjušanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Proper noun

靈鷲山

1. (Buddhism) Vulture Peak

   Synonym: 靈山／灵山 (Língshān)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “靈鷲山” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].