應身

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Chinese

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to answer; to respond; ought
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
trad. (應身)
simp. (应身)

Etymology

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Calque of Sanskrit निर्माणकाय (nirmāṇakāya, body of transformations). The Tibetan equivalent is སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ (sprul sku).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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應身

  1. (Buddhism) nirmāṇakāya
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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (應身):
  • Japanese: 応身(おうしん) (ōshin)
  • Korean: 응신(應身) (eungsin)

Further reading

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