석존

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 釋尊.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seokjon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seogjon
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏkchon
    Yale Romanization?sekcon

    Proper noun

    석존 • (Seokjon) (hanja 釋尊)

    1. (Buddhism, honorific) the honored Shakyamuni (i.e. the historical Buddha)
      • 2009, 해주스님 [haejuseunim], “연기(緣起)의 법칙 [yeon'giui beopchik]”, in Bulkwang Media[1]:
        석존 출가 과제였던 중생고(衆生苦) 생사고(生死苦) 연기 의한 []
        seokjon chulga-ui gwaje-yeotdeon jungsaenggo saengsago-ga yeon'gi-e uihan geot [ ]
        [] that the question for which the honored Shakyamuni carried out his renunciation, the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination.