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huà shēn

keshin

화신

化身 is a way to say avatar in Chinese characters, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.

This is the original Buddhist idea of an avatar (not the movie). This can also mean: incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment; personification; impersonation.

化身 is the Chinese word used for the original Sanskrit, nirmāṇakāya. Alternates for nirmāṇakāya include 應身, 應化身, or 變化身. In the context of Buddhism, this is a Buddha's metamorphosic body, which has the power to assume any shape to propagate the Truth. This title, 化身, is used for the appearance of a Buddha's many forms.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
化身 see styles	huà shēn hua4 shen1 hua shen keshin けしん	More info & calligraphy: Avatar incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification (n,vs,adj-no) {Buddh} incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar nirmāṇakāya, 應身, 應化身; 變化身 The third characteristic or power of the trikāya 三身, a Buddha's metamorphosic body, which has power to assume any shape to propagate the Truth. Some interpret the term as connoting pan-Buddha, that all nature in its infinite variety is the phenomenal 佛身 Buddha-body. A narrower interpretation is his appearance in human form expressed by 應身, while 化身 is used for his manifold other forms of appearances.
化身話 see styles	keshingo けしんご	化身話 Custom Scroll avatar language
應化身应化身 see styles	yìng huà shēn ying4 hua4 shen1 ying hua shen ōke shin	應化身 Custom Scroll 應身; 化身 nirmāṇakāya, the Buddha incarnate, the transformation body, capable of assuming any form (for the propagation of Buddha-truth).
變化身变化身 see styles	biàn huà shēn bian4 hua4 shen1 pien hua shen hengeshin	變化身 Custom Scroll The nirmāṇakāya, i.e. transformation-body, or incarnation-body, one of the 三身 trikāya, q.v.
化身ラマ see styles	keshinrama けしんラマ	化身ラマ Custom Scroll {Buddh} tulku; reincarnate Tibetan lama
化身如來化身如来 see styles	huà shēn rú lái hua4 shen1 ru2 lai2 hua shen ju lai keshin nyorai	化身如來 Custom Scroll transformation-body tathāgata
如來化身如来化身 see styles	rú lái huà shēn ru2 lai2 hua4 shen1 ju lai hua shen nyorai keshin	如來化身 Custom Scroll Tathāgata's transformation body
千百億化身千百亿化身 see styles	qiān bǎi yì huà shēn qian1 bai3 yi4 hua4 shen1 ch`ien pai i hua shen chien pai i hua shen senhyakuoku keshin	千百億化身 Custom Scroll trillions of transformation bodies
方便化身土 see styles	fāng biàn huà shēn tǔ fang1 bian4 hua4 shen1 tu3 fang pien hua shen t`u fang pien hua shen tu hōben keshin do	方便化身土 Custom Scroll An intermediate 'land 'of the Japanese monk 見眞 Kenshin, below the Pure-land, where Amitābha appears in his transformation-body.
千百億化身釋迦牟尼佛千百亿化身释迦牟尼佛 see styles	qiān bǎi yì huà shēn shì jiā móu ní fó qian1 bai3 yi4 hua4 shen1 shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 fo2 ch`ien pai i hua shen shih chia mou ni fo chien pai i hua shen shih chia mou ni fo senhyakuoku keshin Shakamuni butsu	Buy Custom Scroll Śākyamuni Buddha, of trillions of transformation bodies
觀自在菩薩化身襄麌哩曳童女銷伏毒害陀羅尼經观自在菩萨化身襄麌哩曳童女销伏毒害陀罗尼经 see styles	guān zì zài pú sà huà shēn ráng wú lī yè tóng nǚ xiāo fú dú hài tuó luó ní jīng guan1 zi4 zai4 pu2 sa4 hua4 shen1 rang2 wu2 li1 ye4 tong2 nv3 xiao1 fu2 du2 hai4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1 kuan tzu tsai p`u sa hua shen jang wu li yeh t`ung nü hsiao fu tu hai t`o lo ni ching kuan tzu tsai pu sa hua shen jang wu li yeh tung nü hsiao fu tu hai to lo ni ching Kanjizaibosatsu keshin Jōguri ei dōnyo shōbuku dokugai daranikyō	Buy Custom Scroll Dhāraṇī of the Jungle Girl [who Eradicates Injury from Poisoning, an Incarnation of the Bodhisattva who Perceives Freely]