寝ね釈しゃ迦か

noun

recumbent Buddha image; reclining Buddha statue

Refers specifically to a statue or depiction of the Buddha lying down, often representing his entry into nirvana. The reading ねじゃか is a common colloquial variant.

See also: 涅槃像

• この寺てらには有ゆう名めいな寝ね釈しゃ迦かが安あん置ちされている。

  A famous recumbent Buddha statue is enshrined at this temple.

• 涅ね槃はん会えでは寝ね釈しゃ迦かの周まわりで法ほう要ようが行おこなわれる。

  During the Nirvana ceremony, a memorial service is held around the reclining Buddha image.