如来

See also: 如來

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 如来 – see 如來 (“tathagata”).
(This term, 如来, is the simplified form of 如來).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
如 来
にょ
Grade: S		 らい
Grade: 2
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
如來 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the Middle Chinese compound 如來 (MC nyo loj), an abbreviation of either 如去如來 (MC nyo khjoX nyo loj) or 如來如去 (MC nyo loj nyo khjoX, “coming from suchness, going back into suchness”), translations of Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata, “coming from suchness, going back into suchness; thus coming, thus going”, exact meaning uncertain, see Tathāgata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )[1][2].

First cited to a section of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) dated to 766 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

如(にょ)来(らい) • (nyorai) 

  1. [from 766] (Buddhism) tathagata

Synonyms
  • 多(た)陀(だ)阿(あ)伽(が)度(た) (Tadāgata) (rare)

Proper noun

如(にょ)来(らい) • (Nyorai) 

  1. [from 766] the Buddha

Synonyms
  • 多(た)陀(だ)阿(あ)伽(が)度(た) (Tadāgata) (rare)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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