xiànshēn
現生之身。又佛菩薩化現種種之身也。
The present body. Also the various bodies or manifestations in which the Buddhas and bodhisattvas reveal themselves.
to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
一現身 (一)現在之身體。 (二)佛、菩薩為救度眾生而示現種種身體。如現身佛、應化身即是。又作現身度生。又以神通力示現種種身形,為人說法,稱為現身說法。就廣義而言,萬法自體無言之說法,亦稱為現身說法。即萬物之當體,能陳說無限真理,如「溪聲盡是廣長舌,山色無非清淨身」。此又稱無情說法。(參閱「應身」8057)p5956