應身
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Chinese
| to answer; to respond; ought | body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (應身) | 應 | 身 | |
| simp. (应身) | 应 | 身 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit निर्माणकाय (nirmāṇakāya, “body of transformations”). The Tibetan equivalent is སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་ (sprul sku).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìngshen
- Wade–Giles: ying4-shên1
- Yale: yìng-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqshen
- Palladius: иншэнь (inšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
應身
- (Buddhism) nirmāṇakāya
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“應身” in 佛學大辭典 .
