noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', intransitive verb
incarnation; embodiment; personification; avatar
In Buddhism, refers to a manifestation of a Buddha or bodhisattva in a physical form. Figuratively, it describes a person or thing that perfectly represents an abstract quality or idea. Can be used with する to mean 'to incarnate' or 'to embody'.
Kannon Bodhisattva takes various incarnations to save people.
彼はまさに努力の化身だ。
He is truly the embodiment of hard work.