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'''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]].
'''Kaya''' (Skt. ''kāya''; Tib. [[སྐུ་]], ''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.
The Tibetan word ''ku'' is the honorific term used to refer to an enlightened being's ‘body’, whereas ''lü'' (Wyl. lus)  designates an 'ordinary' person's body.


==Subdivisions==
==Subdivisions==
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[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Three Jewels]]
[[Category:Kayas]]
[[Category:Sanskrit Terms]]

Latest revision as of 20:10, 28 April 2018

Kaya (Skt. kāya; Tib. སྐུ་, 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 (Wyl. lus) designates an 'ordinary' person's body.

Subdivisions