三身
Chinese edit
three | body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
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trad. (三身) | 三 | 身 | |
simp. #(三身) | 三 | 身 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Sanskrit त्रिकाय (trikāya, “three bodies”). The Tibetan equivalent is སྐུ་གསུམ (sku gsum).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
三身
- (Buddhism) trikāya
Hyponyms edit
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (三身):
Further reading edit
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “三身” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].