本尊 in English ben3 zun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
  • the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
  • (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1])
  • (metaphorically) (jocular) the genuine article
  • the real McCoy
  • the man himself
  • the woman herself
  • the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)

Simplified Characters

本 尊

Traditional Characters

本 尊

Pinyin

ben3 zun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

本ben3root 尊zun1senior