眾生相

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Chinese

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all living things; the masses
each other; appearance; portrait
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 
trad. (眾生相/衆生相) 眾生/衆生
simp. (众生相) 众生

Etymology

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Calque of Sanskrit सत्त्वसंज्ञा (sattvasaṃjñā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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眾生相

  1. (Buddhism) the notion of a living being
  2. (by extension) diverse appearance of the masses; various characters of human beings