| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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釈迦
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しゃか
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Gautama Buddha
Shakyamuni
the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
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馬鹿
莫迦
破家
馬稼
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ばか
バカ
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fool
idiot
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迦楼羅
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かるら
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Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
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御釈迦
お釈迦
|
おしゃか
|
poorly made or ruined articles
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釈迦如来
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しゃかにょらい
|
Gautama Buddha
Shakyamuni
the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
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釈迦牟尼
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しゃかむに
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Gautama Buddha
Shakyamuni
the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
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お釈迦様
御釈迦様
お釈迦さん
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おしゃかさま
おしゃかさん
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Buddha
Shakyamuni
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お釈迦様の誕生日
御釈迦様の誕生日
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おしゃかさまのたんじょうび
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Buddha's birthday
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釈迦に説法
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しゃかにせっぽう
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teaching your grandmother to suck eggs
teaching something to someone who knows more than you
preaching to the choir
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釈迦三尊
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しゃかさんぞん
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image of Gautama Buddha flanked by two attendants
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