석가
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word for Sakya transliterated from Sanskrit, probably identical with the mysterious nomadic tribe called Saka, 塞, Scythian, etc.
Noun
석가 • (seokga)
- Sakya, a Kshatriya clan whence Buddha came some 2.5 millennia ago
- short for 석가모니 (釋迦牟尼, seokgamoni, “Sakyamuni, the sage of the Sakya clan”)
Synonyms
- 사카 (saka, “Saka, Scythian”)
- 석가모니 (-牟尼, seokgamoni)
- 석가삼존 (-三尊, seokgasamjon)
- 석가세존 (-世尊, seokgasejon)
- 석가여래 (-如來, seokgayeorae)
Derived terms
- 석가법 (-法, seokgabeop)
- 석가탑 (-塔, seokgatap)
- 석가탱화 (-幀畵, seokgataenghwa)
- 석가행적 (-行跡, seokgahaengjeok)