本尊

běnzūn

noun

Meanings

1 yidam, one's chosen meditational deity
2 the principal object of worship (of a deity)
3 the real person, the one and only, 'the man himself'

Characters

original / root

Examples

HSK 6

藏传佛教中，每位修行者都有自己的本尊。

Zàngchuán Fójiào zhōng, měi wèi xiūxíngzhě dōu yǒu zìjǐ de běnzūn.

In Tibetan Buddhism, every practitioner has their own chosen deity.

HSK 7-9

网上是分身，今天本尊来了！

Wǎngshàng shì fēnshēn, jīntiān běnzūn lái le!

Online I'm just an avatar - today the real me has shown up!

Tips

usage

Originally a Buddhist term (Sanskrit iṣṭadevatā, the 'tutelary deity'). In modern internet slang it pairs with 分身 ('separate body / avatar / alt account') - 本尊 means the original real person, 分身 the side-account or stand-in.

Stroke Order

本 běn

尊 zūn