おしゃかさま
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
Also written お釈迦さま、御釈迦様、おしゃか様
Noun
花祭はなまつりは、お釈迦しゃかさまが生うまれたときに天てんから色いろとりどりの花はなや甘露かんろが降ふり注そそいだという言いい伝つたえに因ちなんでいます。
The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.