THE DHARMA DISCOURSES OF CARDINAL MASTER CHŎNGSAN(CHŎNGSAN CHONGSA PŎBŎ)
Part Two: Dharma Discourses
Chapter Six: Exposition of Scriptures
46
46. A student asked about the three bodies of the Buddha. The Master replied, “The Dharmakāya, or law body, of the Buddha is a designation for the true essence of the Buddha’s self-nature, which is originally pure and clear and in which all dharmas are void. The Saṃbhogakāya, or enjoyment body, of the Buddha is a designation for the wisdom of prajñā, which is the perfect and well-rounded numinous awareness that reflects back on the self-nature of buddhahood. The Nirmāṇakāya, or transformation body, of the Buddha is a designation for the Buddha’s discriminative mind and physical body, with which he delivered sentient beings using innumerable expedient means.”
THE DHARMA DISCOURSES OF CARDINAL MASTER CHŎNGSAN(CHŎNGSAN CHONGSA PŎBŎ)
Part Two: Dharma Discourses
Chapter Six: Exposition of Scriptures
46
46. A student asked about the three bodies of the Buddha. The Master replied, “The Dharmakāya, or law body, of the Buddha is a designation for the true essence of the Buddha’s self-nature, which is originally pure and clear and in which all dharmas are void. The ita_tSaṃbhogakāyaitb_t, or enjoyment body, of the Buddha is a designation for the wisdom of ita_tprajñāitb_t, which is the perfect and well-rounded numinous awareness that reflects back on the self-nature of buddhahood. The ita_tNirmāṇakāyaitb_t, or transformation body, of the Buddha is a designation for the Buddha’s discriminative mind and physical body, with which he delivered sentient beings using innumerable expedient means.”
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