卒塔婆

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
卒 塔 婆
そ
Grade: 4		 とう
Grade: S		 ば
Grade: S
Irregular

Transliteration of Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa, “heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit”).[1][2]

Alternative forms
  • 率塔婆

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

卒塔婆 (hiragana そとうば, rōmaji sotōba, historical hiragana そたふば)

  1. (Buddhism) stupa (structure housing Buddhist relics), dagoba
  2. (Buddhism) wooden grave tablet

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
卒 塔 婆
そ
Grade: 4		 と
Grade: S		 ば
Grade: S
Irregular

Likely a sound shift from sotōba above. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Alternative forms
  • 卒都婆, 率塔婆

Pronunciation

Noun

卒塔婆 (hiragana そとば, rōmaji sotoba)

  1. (Buddhism) stupa (structure housing Buddhist relics), dagoba
  2. (Buddhism) wooden grave tablet
Derived terms
  • 町石 (ちょうせき)卒 (そ)塔 (と)婆 (ば) (chōseki sotoba)

See also
  • 舎 (しゃ)利 (り)塔 (とう) (sharitō)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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