现在唯有法体残留
“Only his body remains.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Master Shenguan passed away in the Great Tang.”
现 在 唯有 法体残留
“Only his body remains.”
“We merely wish to fulfill his unfinished wishes.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, an eminent monk's passing (parinirvana) was treated with great religious and diplomatic gravity, requiring specific honorific vocabulary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mortal remains of an eminent monk
An honorific Buddhist term reserved exclusively for the physical body of a master or monk.
only; nothing but
A formal, written-register synonym of '只有', frequently used in literary or solemn contexts.