如來

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See also: 如来

Chinese

as (if); such as to come
trad. (如來)
simp. (如来)
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Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (38) (37)
Final () (22) (41)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter nyo loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵɨʌ/ /lʌi/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɔ/ /ləi/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑiɔ/ /lɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵɨə̆/ /ləj/
Li
Rong
/ȵiɔ/ /lᴀi/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭo/ /lɒi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯wo/ /lɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lái
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyu4 loi4

Noun

如來

  1. (Buddhism) tathagata

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (如來):

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にょ
Grade: S
らい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 如來 – see the following entry.
如来にょらい
(Buddhism) tathagata
the Buddha
(This term, 如來, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

如來 (yeorae) (hangeul 여래)

  1. hanja form? of 여래 ((Buddhism) tathagata)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

如來

  1. chữ Hán form of Như Lai ((Buddhism) tathagata).