석존

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 釋尊.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈o̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [석쫀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Seokjon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Seogjon
McCune–Reischauer?	Sŏkchon
Yale Romanization?	sekcon

Proper noun

석존 • (Seokjon) (hanja 釋尊)

1. (Buddhism, honorific) the honored Shakyamuni (i.e. the historical Buddha)
   • 2009, 해주스님 [haejuseunim], “연기(緣起)의 법칙 [yeon'giui beopchik]”, in Bulkwang Media‎^[1]:

     석존 출가의 과제였던 중생고(衆生苦) 생사고(生死苦)가 연기에 의한 것 […]

     seokjon chulga-ui gwaje-yeotdeon jungsaenggo saengsago-ga yeon'gi-e uihan geot [ … ]

     […] that the question for which the honored Shakyamuni carried out his renunciation, the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination.