Như Lai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Như-Lai, Như-lai

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 如來, composed of 如 (“such”) and 來 (“to come”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ laːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˧˧ laːj˧˧]

Noun

a tathagata
- "The Scripture of the Great Origin" in Dirgha Agama; Vietnamese translation by Tuệ Sỹ; English translation based on John Kieschnick 2016
  Thế nào, này Chư Hiền, đó là do đức Như Lai thông rõ các pháp tính mà biết được, hay do Chư Thiên kể lại?
  How [does he know all this]? Oh sagely ones, it is because the Thus-Come-One is skilled in distinguishing the nature of dharmas that he knows all this, and because the devas speak to him that he knows this.
  
  Như Lai thần thông oai lực lớn lao, biết khắp mọi việc từ vô số kiếp quá khứ, như thế là do thông rõ các pháp tính, đồng thời cũng do chư Thiên nói lại.
  A Thus-Come-One has divine powers, and his authority is vast. [He] know[s] entirely events from countless kalpas in the past. It is owing to [his] skill in understanding the nature of dharmas, and also because the devas come to speak to [him] that [he] know[s] these matters."

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