須彌座

Chinese

		Sumeru	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (須彌座)		須彌	座
simp. (须弥座)		须弥	座
Literally: “Sumeru seat”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xūmí zuò

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄇㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xūmí zuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄇㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Syumí zuò
  - Wade–Giles: Hsü¹-mi² tso⁴
  - Yale: Syū-mí dzwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiumi tzuoh
  - Palladius: Сюйми цзо (Sjujmi czo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ mi³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

Noun

須彌座

(Buddhism) a design convention for Buddhist statues and platforms where the middle portion is narrower than the base or top

Further reading

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

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