本尊

běnzūn
  1. (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
  2. the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
  3. (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身 fēnshēn)
  4. (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article
  5. the real McCoy
  6. the man himself
  7. the woman herself
  8. the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)

CEDICT

buddhism jocular

Entry Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
2 尊 zūn
  1. senior
  2. of a senior generation
  3. to honor
  4. to respect
  5. honorific
  6. classifier for cannons and statues
  7. ancient wine vessel