刹さつ

noun, suffix

Buddhist temple

Only when written 刹

Used as a noun or suffix in Buddhist contexts to refer to a temple or monastery. Often appears in temple names.

• あの古こ刹さつは千せん年ねん以い上じょうの歴れき史しがある。

  That old temple has a history of over a thousand years.

noun

central pillar of a pagoda

Architectural term for the central pillar inside a pagoda; also called 心柱 (しんばしら).

See also: 心柱 (しんばしら)

• 五重塔ごじゅうのとうの刹さつは建たて物ものの中ちゅう心しんを貫つらぬいている。

  The central pillar of the five-story pagoda runs through the center of the structure.

noun

kshetra; Buddhist realm

Only when written 刹

Buddhist term for a realm or pure land; transliteration of Sanskrit kṣetra. Rare outside specialized texts.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、刹さつは仏ほとけの国こく土どを意い味みする。

  In Buddhism, 刹 refers to a Buddha's realm or pure land.