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'''dharmakaya''' [Skt.] - ''chö ku'' [Tib.], ‘the Absolute or Truth Body’. Upon the attainment of [[buddhahood]], [[enlightenment]] manifests at three levels, which are known as the three bodies of the [[Buddha]]: the Absolute or Truth Body, or dharmakaya; the Enjoyment Body, or [[sambhogakaya]]; and the Emanation Body, or [[nirmanakaya]]. | '''dharmakaya''' [Skt.] - ''chö ku'' [Tib.], ‘the Absolute or Truth Body’. Upon the attainment of [[buddhahood]], [[enlightenment]] manifests at three levels, which are known as the three bodies of the [[Buddha]]: the Absolute or Truth Body, or dharmakaya; the Enjoyment Body, or [[sambhogakaya]]; and the Emanation Body, or [[nirmanakaya]]. It is the eighth of the [[eight topics]] of the [[Abhisamayalankara]]. ''See'' [[Resultant Dharmakaya]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:09, 28 May 2007
dharmakaya [Skt.] - chö ku [Tib.], ‘the Absolute or Truth Body’. Upon the attainment of buddhahood, enlightenment manifests at three levels, which are known as the three bodies of the Buddha: the Absolute or Truth Body, or dharmakaya; the Enjoyment Body, or sambhogakaya; and the Emanation Body, or nirmanakaya. It is the eighth of the eight topics of the Abhisamayalankara. See Resultant Dharmakaya.