寶生如來

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	tathagata
trad. (寶生如來)		寶	生	如來
simp. (宝生如来)		宝	生	如来

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit रत्नसम्भव (Ratnasambhava, “jewel-born”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bǎoshēng Rúlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bǎoshēng Rúlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎosheng Rúlái
    • Wade–Giles: Pao³-shêng¹ Ju²-lai²
    • Yale: Bǎu-shēng Rú-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baosheng Rulai
    • Palladius: Баошэн Жулай (Baošɛn Žulaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

寶生如來

1. (Buddhism) Ratnasambhava

   Synonym: 寶生佛／宝生佛 (Bǎoshēng fó)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “寶生如來” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].