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'''Rupakaya''' (Skt. ''rūpakāya''; Tib. ''zukku''; [[Wyl.]] ''gzugs sku'') refers to the two 'form [[kaya]]s' of a [[buddha]]: [[nirmanakaya]] and [[sambhogakaya]]. It is said that the rupakaya arises from the accumulation of [[merit]] and the [[dharmakaya]] from the accumulation of [[wisdom]]. | '''Rupakaya''' (Skt. ''rūpakāya''; Tib. [[གཟུགས་སྐུ་]], ''zukku''; [[Wyl.]] ''gzugs sku'') refers to the two 'form [[kaya]]s' of a [[buddha]]: [[nirmanakaya]] and [[sambhogakaya]]. It is said that the rupakaya arises from the accumulation of [[merit]] and the [[dharmakaya]] from the accumulation of [[wisdom]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:49, 2 February 2011
Rupakaya (Skt. rūpakāya; Tib. གཟུགས་སྐུ་, zukku; Wyl. gzugs sku) refers to the two 'form kayas' of a buddha: nirmanakaya and sambhogakaya. It is said that the rupakaya arises from the accumulation of merit and the dharmakaya from the accumulation of wisdom.