那罗延

那羅延

Nàluóyán

proper noun

Meanings

1 Narayana, a god of indestructible strength in Buddhist texts, another name of Vishnu

Characters

used for its sound (nā)

used for its sound (rā)

used for its sound (yaṇa)

Examples

HSK 2

隋文帝杨坚的小名叫那罗延。

Suí Wéndì Yáng Jiān de xiǎomíng jiào Nàluóyán.

Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui, had the childhood name Naluoyan.

HSK 7-9

那罗延是佛经里一位力气非常大的天神。

Nàluóyán shì Fójīng lǐ yí wèi lìqi fēicháng dà de tiānshén.

Narayana is a god of enormous strength in the Buddhist sutras.

Tips

usage

It spells the Sanskrit Nārāyaṇa by sound. Buddhist texts gloss it as "firm and indestructible", and one of the pair of muscular guardians at a temple gate is called 那罗延. 杨坚, the future founder of the Sui, was born in a Buddhist nunnery and raised by the nun 智仙, and he bore this name as a child.

Stroke Order

那 nà

罗 luó

延 yán