釈しゃ迦か如にょ来らい

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noun

Buddhist term referring to the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, often used in religious or scholarly contexts.

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迦(used phonetically)

如likeness, like, such as

来come, due, next

釈しゃ迦か
釈迦 is a shorter, more common name for the historical Buddha, while 釈迦如来 is a formal, honorific title used especially in Buddhist scriptures and art.
如にょ来らい
如来 is a general term for a Buddha who has attained enlightenment, often used as a suffix in names like 阿弥陀如来 (Amida Nyorai).

From Sanskrit 'Śākyamuni' (sage of the Śākya clan) via Chinese, combined with 如来 (tathāgata, 'thus come one'), an epithet of the Buddha.