寶生如來

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	tathagata
trad. (寶生如來)		寶	生	如來
simp. (宝生如来)		宝	生	如来

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit रत्नसम्भव (Ratnasambhava, “jewel-born”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bǎoshēng Rúlái

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bǎoshēng Rúlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎosheng Rúlái
  - Wade–Giles: Pao³-shêng¹ Ju²-lai²
  - Yale: Bǎu-shēng Rú-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baosheng Rulai
  - Palladius: Баошэн Жулай (Baošɛn Žulaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

寶生如來

(Buddhism) Ratnasambhava
Synonym: 寶生佛 / 宝生佛 (Bǎoshēng fó)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “寶生如來” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].