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A '''supreme [[nirmanakaya]]''' (Skt. ''uttamanirāmaṇakāya''; [[Wyl.]] ''mchog gi sprul sku'') is a [[buddha]] who takes birth into the world, displays the [[twelve deeds]] of a buddha, and passes into [[parinirvana]] at the end of his life. Buddha [[Kashyapa]], [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] and the [[Six Munis]] are examples of supreme nirmanakaya buddhas.
A '''supreme [[nirmanakaya]]''' (Skt. ''uttamanirmāṇakāya''; [[Wyl.]] ''mchog gi sprul sku'') is a [[buddha]] who takes birth into the world, displays the [[twelve deeds]] of a buddha, and passes into [[parinirvana]] at the end of his life. Buddha [[Kashyapa]], [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] and the [[Six Munis]] are examples of supreme nirmanakaya buddhas.


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]

Revision as of 22:15, 4 October 2012

A supreme nirmanakaya (Skt. uttamanirmāṇakāya; Wyl. mchog gi sprul sku) is a buddha who takes birth into the world, displays the twelve deeds of a buddha, and passes into parinirvana at the end of his life. Buddha Kashyapa, Buddha Shakyamuni and the Six Munis are examples of supreme nirmanakaya buddhas.