| 法王 | Fǎ wáng | Sakyamuni |  |
| 释迦牟尼 | Shì jiā móu ní | Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism / Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) | |
| 佛爷 | Fó ye | Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] |  |
| 释迦 | shì jiā | Sakya (name of a north Indian tribe) / abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] Sakyamuni Buddha / sugar apple | |
| 释迦牟尼佛 | Shì jiā móu ní fó | Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism | |
| 释尊 | Shì zūn | another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha | |
| 释迦佛 | shì jiā fó | Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism | |
