陞座
Chinese
| promoted | seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (陞座) | 陞 | 座 | |
| simp. (升座) | 升 | 座 | |
| Literally: “to rise to a high seat”. | |||
Etymology
From a practice in Chan temples of expounding the Dharma while seated on a platform.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngzuò
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengzuò
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-tso4
- Yale: shēng-dzwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengtzuoh
- Palladius: шэнцзо (šɛnczo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
陞座
- (Buddhism) to give a talk on the dharma
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “陞座” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].