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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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