生いき仏ぼとけ

noun

living Buddha; saintly monk

Refers to a Buddhist monk or person regarded as a living embodiment of the Buddha, exceptionally virtuous or compassionate.

• あの僧そう侶りょはまるで生いき仏ぼとけのように慈じ悲ひ深ぶかい。

  That monk is as compassionate as a living Buddha.

noun

living person; someone still alive

Colloquial use, often in contrast to the dead; can carry a nuance of 'a person who is still breathing' or 'a living soul'.

See also: 仏

• 生いき仏ぼとけを死し人にん扱あつかいするな。

  Don't treat a living person like they're dead.