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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
應身 应身 see styles |
yìng shēn ying4 shen1 ying shen ōjin |
nirmāṇakāya, one of the 三身 q.v. Any incarnation of Buddha. The Buddha-incarnation of the 眞如q.v. Also occasionally used for the saṃbhogakāya. There are various interpretation (a) The 同性經 says the Buddha as revealed supernaturally in glory to bodhisattvas is應身, in contrast with 化身, which latter is the revelation on earth to his disciples. (b) The 起信論 makes no difference between the two, the 應身 being the Buddha of the thirty-two marks who revealed himself to the earthly disciples. The 金光明經 makes all revelations of Buddha as Buddha to be 應身; while all incarnations not as Buddha, but in the form of any of the five paths of existence, are Buddha's 化身. Tiantai has the distinction of 勝應身 and 劣應身, i.e. superior and inferior nirmāṇakāya, or supernatural and natural. |
二應身 二应身 see styles |
èr yìng shēn er4 ying4 shen1 erh ying shen ni ōjin |
The two kinds of transformation-body of a Buddha, i.e. 勝應身 the Buddha's surpassing body as seen by bodhisattvas, and 劣應身 the Buddha's inferior human body as seen by ordinary people. |
劣應身 劣应身 see styles |
liè yìng shēn lie4 ying4 shen1 lieh ying shen retsuō jin |
the Buddha's inferior manifestation |
勝應身 胜应身 see styles |
shèng yìng shēn sheng4 ying4 shen1 sheng ying shen shōōjin |
A Tiantai term for the superior incarnational Buddha-body, i.e. his compensation-body under the aspect of 他受用身 saving others. |
應身佛 应身佛 see styles |
yìng shēn fó ying4 shen1 fo2 ying shen fo ōshin butsu |
response body buddha |
應身土 应身土 see styles |
yìng shēn tǔ ying4 shen1 tu3 ying shen t`u ying shen tu ōjin no do |
Any realm in which a Buddha is incarnate. |
帶劣勝應身 带劣胜应身 see styles |
dài liè shèng yìng shēn dai4 lie4 sheng4 ying4 shen1 tai lieh sheng ying shen tai resshō ōjin |
response body connected to both inferior and superior |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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