hoá thân

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === hóa thân === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 化身, composed of 化 (“to transform”) and 身 (“body”), Middle Chinese 化身 (xwaeH syin). === Noun === hoá thân (Buddhism) the Nirmāṇakāya (Buddha's physical incarnation) an embodiment (entity typifying an abstraction) === Verb === hoá thân to embody; to personify to metamorphose; to transform dramatically