noun
Archaic term for Buddha; modern Japanese uses 仏陀 (ぶっだ) or 仏 (ほとけ).
See also: 仏陀
古い経典には「浮屠」と記されている。
In old scriptures, it is written as '浮屠'.
noun
Archaic term for a Buddhist stupa; modern Japanese uses 卒塔婆 (そとば) or ストゥーパ.
See also: 卒塔婆
浮屠は仏舎利を納める建造物を指した。
浮屠 referred to a structure that housed Buddhist relics.
noun
Archaic term for a Buddhist temple; modern Japanese uses 寺 (てら) or 寺院 (じいん).
その浮図は古い歴史を持つ。
That 浮図 has a long history.
noun
Archaic term for a Buddhist monk; modern Japanese uses 僧 (そう) or 坊主 (ぼうず).
浮屠が托鉢に歩く姿が描かれている。
A 浮屠 is depicted walking for alms.
Derived from the Chinese transcription of the Sanskrit word 'buddha' or 'stupa'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with Buddhist concepts.