如来佛的掌心

Traditional form:

如來佛的掌心

Pinyin (reading):

Rúláifódezhǎngxīn

Definitions:

• the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記／西游记 ( Xīyóujì), "Journey to the West")

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
• 心 - heart; mind; soul

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
• 心 - heart; mind; soul