如にょ来らい

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Meanings

noun

Tathagata; perfected one

Buddhist term for an enlightened being; often used as a suffix for high-ranking Buddhist deities (e.g., 阿弥陀如来, 薬師如来).

阿あ弥み陀だ如にょ来らいは西さい方ほう極ごく楽らく浄じょう土どの教きょう主しゅとされる。
Amida Nyorai is regarded as the principal Buddha of the Western Pure Land.
如にょ来らいとは、真しん理りを悟さとった者ものの尊そん称しょうである。
Nyorai is an honorific title for one who has realized the truth.

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Kanji

如likeness, like, such as
来come, due, next
來come, due, next

Related words

菩ぼ薩さつ
如来 is a fully enlightened buddha who has already attained nirvana, while 菩薩 is a being who has attained great wisdom but still works to save others before doing so.
観かん音のん
如来 denotes a fully enlightened Buddha, whereas 観音 is a bodhisattva who has chosen to remain in the world to help others.
釈しゃ迦かN1
如来 is a formal Buddhist title for an enlightened being and is often combined with 釈迦 (as in 釈迦如来), whereas 釈迦 alone names the historical person.

Word family

如にょ来らい蔵ぞう
tathagatagarbha; buddha-womb; buddha-nature potential
五ご智ち如にょ来らい
Five Wisdom Buddhas; Five Dhyani Buddhas
生いき如にょ来らい
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk

Written forms

如にょ来らいUsage99%
Standard modern kanji form; used in Buddhist contexts and news.
如にょ來らいUsage1%
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form (舊字體); rarely used outside historical texts.

Etymology

From Sanskrit Tathāgata, meaning 'one who has thus gone' or 'one who has arrived at suchness'. The kanji 如来 (literally 'thus come') is a translation of the original term.