須彌座

Chinese

		Sumeru	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (須彌座)		須彌	座
simp. (须弥座)		须弥	座
Literally: “Sumeru seat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xūmí zuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xūmí zuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Syumí zuò
    • Wade–Giles: Hsü¹-mi² tso⁴
    • Yale: Syū-mí dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiumi tzuoh
    • Palladius: Сюйми цзо (Sjujmi czo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ mi³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

Noun

須彌座

1. (Buddhism) a design convention for Buddhist statues and platforms where the middle portion is narrower than the base or top

Further reading

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