應真
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Chinese[edit]
to answer; to respond; ought | real; true; genuine | ||
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trad. (應真/應眞) | 應 | 真/眞 | |
simp. (应真) | 应 | 真 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat), seen in earlier translations into Chinese. Largely replaced by the transliteration 阿羅漢/阿罗汉 (āluóhàn) in later translations.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
應真
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “應真” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].