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.

Ashuku Nyorai (English): The Japanese name for the Eastern Buddha, Akṣobhya, one of the

Definitions

  1. The Japanese name for the Eastern Buddha, Akṣobhya, one of the

Ancestry of “Ashuku Nyorai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese阿閦如来Akṣobhya as the Eastern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas
2Japanese如来a buddha
3Middle Chineseにょらい—
Every word from Middle Chinese にょらい →Every word from Japanese 如来 →Every word from Japanese 阿閦如来 →