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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 化身, composed of 化 (“to transform”) and 身 (“body”), Middle Chinese 化身 (hˠuaH ɕiɪn).
Noun
[edit]- (Buddhism) the Nirmāṇakāya (Buddha's physical incarnation)
- an embodiment (entity typifying an abstraction)
Verb
[edit]- to embody; to personify
- to metamorphose; to transform dramatically