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如来

如来

See also: 如來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 如来 – see 如來.
(This term, 如来, is the simplified form of 如來.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
如 来
にょ
Grade: S 		らい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 如來 ‎(/njo loj/), an abbreviation of either 如去如來 or 如來如去 ‎(“coming from suchness, going back into suchness”), translations of Sanskrit तथागत ‎(tathāgata, “coming from suchness, going back into suchness; thus coming, thus going”, exact meaning uncertain, see Tathāgata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )[1][2].

Pronunciation

Noun

如来 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 如來, hiragana にょらい, romaji nyorai)

  1. (religion, Buddhism) a buddha

Synonyms

  • 多陀阿伽度 (ただあがた, ​tadāgata) (rare)

Proper noun

如来 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 如來, hiragana にょらい, romaji Nyorai)

  1. the Buddha

Synonyms

  • 多陀阿伽度 (ただあがた, ​Tadāgata) (rare)

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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