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'''Kaya''' (Skt. kāya; Tib. ''ku''; [[Wyl.]] ''sku'') - 'body' of a [[buddha]]. This term designates the different manifestations or dimensions of an enlightened being.
'''Kaya''' (Skt. ''kāya''; 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==
==Subdivisions==
* [[two kayas]]
* [[two kayas]]
* [[three kayas]]
* [[three kayas]] (which are a further subdivision of the two kayas)
* [[four kayas]]
* [[four kayas]]
* [[five kayas]]
* [[five kayas]]


[[Category: Key Terms]]
[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Three Jewels]]
[[Category:Three Jewels]]

Revision as of 11:29, 27 September 2008

Kaya (Skt. kāya; 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 designates an 'ordinary' person's body.

Subdivisions