本 尊

běn zūndictionary entry

(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (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[fēn shēn]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)

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Original source entry:

本尊 本尊 [ben3 zun1] /(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)/the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar/(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])/(fig.) (jocular) the genuine article/the real McCoy/the man himself/the woman herself/the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)/

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本尊

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