刹 Traditional form: 剎 Pinyin (reading): chà Definitions: Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅/刹多罗 (chàduoluo), Sanskrit "ksetra") Characters: 刹 - temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake Traditional characters: 剎 - temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake