靈鷲山

Chinese

		alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	black eagle; condor; cruel	mountain; hill
trad. (靈鷲山)		靈	鷲	山
simp. (灵鹫山)		灵	鹫	山

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit गृद्धकूट (gṛddhakūṭa, “vulture peak”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Língjiùshān

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Língjiùshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Língjiòushan
  - Wade–Giles: Ling²-chiu⁴-shan¹
  - Yale: Líng-jyòu-shān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lingjiowshan
  - Palladius: Линцзюшань (Linczjušanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Proper noun

靈鷲山

(Buddhism) Vulture Peak
Synonym: 靈山／灵山 (Língshān)

Further reading

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

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