See also: 應眞, 応真, and 应真

Chinese

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to answer; to respond; ought real; true; genuine
trad. (應真/應眞) /
simp. (应真)

Etymology

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Calque of Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat), seen in earlier translations into Chinese. Largely replaced by the transliteration 阿羅漢阿罗汉 (āluóhàn) in later translations.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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應真

  1. (Buddhism, archaic) arhat
    Synonyms: 阿羅漢阿罗汉 (āluóhàn), 應供应供

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (應真):
  • Japanese: 応真(おうしん) (ōshin)
  • Korean: 응진(應眞) (eungjin)

Further reading

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