Living Buddha - Katsubutsu

Japanese: 活仏 - かつぶつ
Living Buddha - Katsubutsu
〘Noun〙① A Buddha who appears in this world in the form of an ordinary human being. Also, a virtuous monk or a compassionate person who is reminiscent of a Buddha. Living Buddha. Ikinyorai. ※Genshiken Ganmo ( c . 1693) "Today, my body is not a living Buddha." ※Yomihon Kinsei Setsu Bisho Roku (1829-32) 2 "Indeed, this is a living Buddha, unprecedented in human history, and difficult to find in this corrupted world ." [Han Bangjing - Chang'an Palace Lady]② The head of Lamaism. In Lamaism, it is believed that he appears through reincarnation. There are two types: the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 普通の人間の姿をしてこの世に現われた仏。また、仏を思わせるような高徳の僧、情け深い人など。いきぼとけ。生如来(いきにょらい)。※玄旨軒眼目(1693頃)「今日の我身の上が直に活仏じゃものを」※読本・近世説美少年録(1829‐32)二「実に是、濁世(ぢょくせ)に多く値偶(ちぐ)しがたき、人間未曾有の活仏なれば」 〔韓邦靖‐長安宮女行〕② ラマ教の首長。ラマ教では転生によって出現するものと信じられている。ダライラマとパンチェンラマの二種類がある。

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