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The '''four [[kaya]]s''' (Skt. ''catuḥkāya''; [[Wyl.]] ''sku bzhi'', Tib. ''ku shyi'') are  
The '''four [[kaya]]s''' (Skt. ''catuḥkāya''; Tib. ''ku shyi''; [[Wyl.]] ''sku bzhi'') are the


# [[svabhavikakaya]] (Wyl. ''ngo bo nyid kyi sku'')
# [[dharmakaya]] (Wyl. ''chos kyi sku''),
# [[dharmakaya]] (Wyl. ''chos kyi sku'')
# [[sambhogakaya]] (Wyl. ''longs spyod rdzogs pa’i sku''),
# [[sambhogakaya]] (Wyl. ''longs spyod rdzogs pa’i sku'')  
# [[nirmanakaya]] (Wyl. ''sprul pa’i sku''), and
# [[nirmanakaya]] (Wyl. ''sprul pa’i sku'')
# [[svabhavikakaya]] (Wyl. ''ngo bo nyid kyi sku'').
 
==Further Reading==
*[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Enlightened Courage—An Explanation of Atisha's Seven Point Mind Training'', Padmakara Translation Group (Snow Lion Publications, 2006), pages 51-52.


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Revision as of 15:57, 9 September 2009

The four kayas (Skt. catuḥkāya; Tib. ku shyi; Wyl. sku bzhi) are the

  1. dharmakaya (Wyl. chos kyi sku),
  2. sambhogakaya (Wyl. longs spyod rdzogs pa’i sku),
  3. nirmanakaya (Wyl. sprul pa’i sku), and
  4. svabhavikakaya (Wyl. ngo bo nyid kyi sku).

Further Reading

  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Enlightened Courage—An Explanation of Atisha's Seven Point Mind Training, Padmakara Translation Group (Snow Lion Publications, 2006), pages 51-52.