dharmakaya

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noun

One of the three bodies of a Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism, constituting the unmanifested, "inconceivable" aspect of a Buddha out of which Buddhas arise and to which they return after their dissolution.

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Meanings

noundharmakaya (plural dharmakayas)

plural dharmakayas

  1. BuddhismOne of the three bodies of a Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism, constituting the unmanifested, "inconceivable" aspect of a Buddha out of which Buddhas arise and to which they return after their dissolution.
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