Re: Buddhism : Trikaya doctrine
May 18, 1998 02:05 PM
by Jerry Schueler
>This topic [three Bodies of Buddha] though sounding so far fetched in
>expression, most likely refers to what in Buddhism is the TRI [three]
>KAYA [body, vesture]--or referred to as TRIKAYA Theory, dealing with
>Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya. Which HPB explains in The
>Voice of the Silence, with extensive footnotes.
>
Yes, she does do so in the Voice. But the real problem is her definition of
nirmanakaya, which you won't find anywhere in Buddhism that I know of.
Jerry S.
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