本尊
Dictionary entry
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
What does 本尊 mean?
本尊 (běn zūn) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
2the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
3(of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1])
4(fig.) (jocular) the genuine article
5the real McCoy
6the man himself
7the woman herself
8the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
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