応おう化げ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

manifestation in a suitable form

Buddhist term for a buddha or bodhisattva assuming an appropriate physical form to guide sentient beings. Often used in doctrinal contexts.

• 仏ほとけは衆しゅ生じょうを救すくうために応おう化げの姿すがたを現あらわす。

  Buddhas manifest themselves in suitable forms to save sentient beings.

• 観かん音のん菩ぼ薩さつは様さま々ざまな応おう化げ身しんをとるとされる。

  Kannon Bodhisattva is said to take various manifestation bodies.