双そう樹じゅ

noun

two trees

Literally 'two trees'; used in general contexts or as a component in Buddhist terms.

• 庭にわに双そう樹じゅの桜さくらが咲さいている。

  Two cherry trees are blooming in the garden.

noun

sal tree; saul

Abbreviation of 娑羅双樹 (shala tree, Shorea robusta), often in Buddhist contexts referring to the twin sal trees under which the Buddha passed away.

See also: 沙羅双樹

• お寺てらの境けい内だいに双そう樹じゅが植うえられている。

  Sal trees are planted in the temple grounds.