プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
ほんぞん【本尊】
I 〔寺の主仏〕the principal image; the principal object of worship (at a temple)
- 平等院の本尊は阿弥陀如来である
Byodoin Temple is sacred [dedicated] to Amitabha. - 鬼子母神は子供の守り本尊といわれる
Hariti is said to be the patron goddess of children.
II
1 〔中心となる人物〕
- この事件の本尊は大物議員らしい
The person at the center of this case appears to be an important Dietman.
2 〔当人〕
- うわさをしていたらご本尊がやって来た
Just as we were talking about him, the man himself came along.