生いき如にょ来らい

noun

living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk

Rare term for a monk who is revered as a living Buddha or a person of exceptional saintliness. Compare with 生き仏, which is more common.

See also: 生き仏

• その僧そうは生いき如にょ来らいと呼よばれるほど徳とくが高たかかった。

  The monk was so virtuous that he was called a living Buddha.