刹
セチ, セツ, サツ

temple

JLPT0 G7 S8 F5000

Originally a variant of 殺, with 刀 sword/knife in place of 殳 action indicator. 刹 came to be used primarily for transliterations of Buddhist terminology, such as 刹那 (Sanskrit: ksana), an instant. *Temple* and *monastery* (example: 禅刹) are therefore borrowed meanings.

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