(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
(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[fēn shēn])
(fig.) (jocular) the genuine article
the real McCoy
the man himself
the woman herself
the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)