ròu
shēn

technical
common
noun

Meaning of 肉身

肉身 means physical body; fleshly body; the mortal body (Buddhist term). Pronounced ròu shēn.

  • physical body; fleshly body; the mortal body (Buddhist term)

Definitions & Examples

jiào
rèn
wéi
ròu
shēn
zhǐ
shì
zàn
shí
de
qiào
 
líng
hún
cái
shì
yǒng
héng
de
 

Buddhism teaches that the physical body is only a temporary shell, while the soul is eternal.

Zhè
wèi
gāo
sēng
yuán
hòu
ròu
shēn
 
bèi
gòng
fèng
wéi
ròu
shēn
 

After this eminent monk passed away, his body remained incorruptible and was enshrined as a flesh-body Buddha.

Xiū
xíng
zhě
tōng
guò
xiū
lái
chāo
yuè
ròu
shēn
de
xiàn
zhì
 

Practitioners use asceticism to transcend the limitations of the physical body.