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実じっ化け

Meanings

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noun

noumenal Buddha

Buddhism

Buddhist term contrasting the noumenal (true, absolute) Buddha with the phenomenal (manifested) Buddha. Compare 権化 (ごんげ).

See also: 権化

実じっ化けの仏ほとけは、現げん象しょう世せ界かいに現あらわれた仏ほとけの本ほん体たいとされる。
The noumenal Buddha is considered the true essence of the Buddha that appears in the phenomenal world.

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

権ごん化げ
権化 refers to the phenomenal or manifested Buddha, while 実化 refers to the noumenal or true Buddha.

Etymology

From 実 (true, real) + 化 (transformation, manifestation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in Buddhist contexts to denote the true, absolute aspect of the Buddha.