Where does “Hōshō Nyorai” come from?

Hōshō Nyorai (English) comes from Japanese 宝生如来, from Japanese 如来, from Middle Chinese にょらい.

Hōshō Nyorai (English): The Japanese name for the [[south Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the

Definitions

  1. The Japanese name for the [[south Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the

Ancestry of “Hōshō Nyorai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宝生如来Ratnasaṃbhava as the Southern 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 宝生如来 →