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Definition[1]

An able man, i.e. Buddha as the all-powerful man able to transform the world.

 

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

佛之異名。觀經疏玄義分則以之為阿彌陀佛之異稱。其義有二:(一)指能化益之人,如阿彌陀佛是極樂世界之能化。(二)人與仁同音,假借而相通,能仁乃釋迦之譯語;佛憐愍眾生無不仁慈,故轉而以能人為諸佛之通號。

Source
佛光電子大辭典
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