淨飯王

Chinese

		clean; completely; only	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (淨飯王)		淨	飯	王
simp. (净饭王)		净	饭	王

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit शुद्धोदन (Śuddhodana, “he who grows pure rice”) and Chinese 王 (wáng, “king”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jìngfàn Wáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jìngfàn Wáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jìngfàn Wáng
    • Wade–Giles: Ching⁴-fan⁴ Wang²
    • Yale: Jìng-fàn Wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jinqfann Wang
    • Palladius: Цзинфань Ван (Czinfanʹ Van)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

淨飯王

1. (Buddhism) King Suddhodana (father of the Buddha)

   Synonym: 薩都丹拿 / 萨都丹拿

   • 淨飯王生二子，一名悉達多，二名難陀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     净饭王生二子，一名悉达多，二名难陀。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 起世經

     Jìngfànwáng shēng èr zǐ, yī míng Xīdáduō, èr míng Nántuó. [Pinyin]

     King Śuddhodana had two sons: one was named Siddhartha, and the other Nanda.