noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
manifestation in bodily form; incarnation; avatar
Buddhist term for a god or Buddha taking on a physical form to appear in the world. Used as a noun or intransitive suru-verb.
仏が衆生を救うために化現したと伝えられている。
It is said that the Buddha manifested in bodily form to save sentient beings.
化身 is a more common term for incarnation or avatar, while 化現 emphasizes the act of manifesting in a physical body, often in a Buddhist context.
From 化 (change, transform) and 現 (appear, manifest). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the Buddhist concept of divine manifestation.