释迦牟尼 in English Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC (Before Christ)), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
  • Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)

Simplified Characters

释 迦 牟 尼

Traditional Characters

釋 迦 牟 尼

Pinyin

Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

释shi4to explain 迦jia1(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms) 牟mou2surname Mou 尼ni2Buddhist nun