Etymograph

English

Hōshō Nyorai

Hōshō Nyorai comes from Japanese 宝生如来.

  1. Japanesemodern宝生如来Hōshō Nyorai
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007Hōshō Nyorai

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern宝生如来Hōshō Nyorai
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007Hōshō Nyorai

Earliest quotation: 2007, Philip L. Nicoloff, Sacred Koyasan: “As we face Dainichi, the Buddha seated at our…”

Today it means

name The Japanese name for the Southern Buddha, Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 宝生如来 / Hōshō Nyorai