Dictionary / Vocabulary / お釈迦様
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
花祭りは、お釈迦さまが生まれたときに天から色とりどりの花や甘露が降り注いだという言い伝えに因んでいます。
The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.