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'''Kaya''' (Skt. ''kāya''; Tib. [[སྐུ་]], ''ku'', [[Wyl.]] ''sku'') — the Sanskrit word kaya literally means ‘body’ but can also signify dimension, field or basis. This term designates the different manifestations or dimensions of a [[buddha]]. | '''Kaya''' (Skt. ''kāya''; Tib. [[སྐུ་]], ''ku'', [[Wyl.]] ''sku'') — the Sanskrit word kaya literally means ‘body’ but can also signify dimension, field or basis. This term designates the different manifestations or dimensions of a [[buddha]]. | ||
The Tibetan word ''ku'' is the honorific term used to refer to an enlightened being's ‘body’, whereas ''lü'' designates an 'ordinary' person's body. | The Tibetan word ''ku'' is the honorific term used to refer to an enlightened being's ‘body’, whereas ''lü'' (Wyl. lus) designates an 'ordinary' person's body. | ||
==Subdivisions== | ==Subdivisions== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 28 April 2018
Kaya (Skt. kāya; Tib. སྐུ་, ku, Wyl. sku) — the Sanskrit word kaya literally means ‘body’ but can also signify dimension, field or basis. This term designates the different manifestations or dimensions of a buddha.
The Tibetan word ku is the honorific term used to refer to an enlightened being's ‘body’, whereas lü (Wyl. lus) designates an 'ordinary' person's body.
Subdivisions
- two kayas
- three kayas (which are a further subdivision of the two kayas)
- four kayas
- five kayas