如来

Traditional: 如來

rú lái

Dictionary entry

tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)

What does 如来 mean?

如来 (rú lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)

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如rúas · as if 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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How to pronounce 如来

如来

rú lái

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