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釈迦 しゃか

  1. Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

釈迦に説法 しゃかにせっぽう

  1. lecturing to the Buddha; preaching to the choir; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; teaching your grandmother to suck eggs

釈迦三尊 しゃかさんぞん

  1. Gautama triad; Shakyamuni triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants

釈迦十 しゃかじゅう

  1. 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)

釈迦占地 しゃかしめじ

  1. Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)

釈迦如来 しゃかにょらい

  1. Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

釈迦牟尼 しゃかむに

  1. Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

釈迦頭 しゃかとう

  1. sugar apple; sweetsop (fruit)

お釈迦 おしゃか

  1. defective article; poorly made article
  2. Gautama Buddha

お釈迦様 おしゃかさま

  1. Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
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