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释迦牟尼
[英汉对照词典] · Source · Buddhism Dictionary
Shakyamuni == 释迦牟尼

the founder of Buddhism. He was born as the Prince of Sakyans, and was called Siddhartha Goutama. At the age of 35, he attained the supreme Enlightenment and became the Buddha and was the called Shakyamuni. The word means "capability and kindness".