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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. | '''[[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. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 14 August 2022
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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
