應身
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Chinese[edit]
to answer; to respond; ought | body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
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trad. (應身) | 應 | 身 | |
simp. (应身) | 应 | 身 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit निर्माणकाय (nirmāṇakāya, “body of transformations”). The Tibetan equivalent is སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ (sprul sku).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
應身
- (Buddhism) nirmāṇakāya
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Further reading[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “應身” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].