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| + | '''[[Kaya]]''' (Skt. [[kāya]]; {{BigTibetan|[[སྐུ་]]}}, Tib. [[ku]]; [[Wyl.]] [[sku]]) — the [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[kaya]] literally means ‘{{Wiki|body}}’ but can also signify {{Wiki|dimension}}, field or basis. | ||
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| + | This term designates the different [[manifestations]] or {{Wiki|dimensions}} of a [[buddha]]. | ||
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| + | The {{Wiki|Tibetan}} [[word]] ''[[ku]]'' is the honorific term used to refer to an {{Wiki|enlightened being}}'s ‘{{Wiki|body}}’, whereas [[lü]] designates an 'ordinary' person's [[body]]. | ||
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| + | ==Subdivisions== | ||
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| + | * [[Two kayas]] | ||
| + | * [[Three kayas]] (which are a further subdivision of the [[two kayas]]) | ||
| + | * [[Four kayas]] | ||
| + | * [[Five kayas]] | ||
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| + | {{RigpaWiki}} | ||
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Kaya (Skt. kāya; སྐུ་, Tib. 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.
Subdivisions
- Two kayas
- Three kayas (which are a further subdivision of the two kayas)
- Four kayas
- Five kayas
