寝釈迦

ねしゃか

Also written ねじゃか

Meanings

1. Noun image of the recumbent Buddha See also: 涅槃像 (ねはんぞう).

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 釈 interpret
• 迦 (used phonetically). Read as カ.

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