화인
[化人, Hwain]
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불보살 (佛菩薩)이 중생을 교화하기 위해 근기에 맞추어 일부러 모양을 바꾸어 사람의 몸을 나타내는 것. 화인 (化人) 자체는 감각이 없으므로 교화가 끝나면 곧 사라진다
Incarnation, or personification: The Buddha transformed into human shape. The Buddha has many forms of transfiguration and incarnation, and can manifest himself in manifold ways according to the capability of each person. In other words, the transformation of Buddha or Bodhisattva into a form appropriate to the abilities and instruction needs of sentient beings for their deliverance. As it has no innate capability of sense, it disappears as soon as its mission is accomplished.