真如

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See also: 眞如

Chinese

real; true; genuine as (if); such as
trad. (真如/眞如) 真/眞 如
simp. (真如) 真 如
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Etymology

From Sanskrit भूततथता (bhūtatathatā) or Sanskrit तथाता (tathātā).

Pronunciation

Noun

真如

  1. (Buddhism) suchness

Proper noun

真如

  1. Zhenru, a town in Shanghai, Putuo

Further reading

Japanese

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Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
真 如
しん
Grade: 3 		にょ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
眞如 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

真(しん)如(にょ) • (shinnyo) 

  1. (Buddhism) suchness

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
真如

Noun

真如 • (jinyeo) (hangeul 진여)

  1. Alternative form of 眞如 (“(Buddhism) suchness”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
真如

Noun

真如

  1. chữ Hán form of chân như (“(Buddhism) suchness”).
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