Uttamanirmāṇakāya
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uttama nirmāṇakāya [alt. parama nirmāṇakāya] (T. mchog gi sprul sku; C. shanghua shen 上化身).[1] Translated as "supreme nirmanakaya," "supreme emanation body," etc. This refers to a nirmanakaya emanation who appears in the world as a fully enlightened buddha enacting the twelve deeds (or the eight episodes) of a buddha.[1][2]
The supreme nirmanaka emanation is endowed with the major marks and minor marks of a buddha.[1]
Buddha Shakyamuni is an example of a supreme nirmanakaya.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. uttamanirmāṇakāya.
- ↑
mchog gi sprul sku, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
Source
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
External links
Supreme nirmanakaya, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
