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śarīra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A relic, especially a pearl-like object, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: သရီရ (sa.rira.) — pearl-like relics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舍利 (shèlì) — pearl-like relics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舍利子 (shèlìzǐ) — pearl-like relics
  • Indonesian: sarira — pearl-like relics
  • Japanese: 仏舎利 (busshari) — pearl-like relics
  • Korean: 사리 (sari) — pearl-like relics
  • Sanskrit: शरीर (śarīra) — pearl-like relics
  • Tibetan: རིང་བསྲེལ — pearl-like relics
  • Vietnamese: xá lị — pearl-like relics
  • Vietnamese: xá lợi — pearl-like relics