Where does “Ashuku Nyorai” come from?
Ashuku Nyorai (English) comes from Japanese 阿閦如来, from Japanese 如来, from Middle Chinese にょらい.
Ancestry of “Ashuku Nyorai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 阿閦如来 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 如来 | a buddha |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | にょらい | — |