二身

Two forms of body; there are numerous pairs, e. g.

(1) (a) 分段身 The varied forms of the karmic or ordinary mortal body, or being; (b) 變易身 the transformable, or spiritual body.

(2) (a) 生身 The earthly body of the Buddha; (b) 化身 his (sa) nirmāṇakāya, which may take any form at will.

(3) (a) 生身 his earthly body; (b) 法身 his moral and mental nature--a Hīnayāna definition, but Mahāyāna takes his earthly (sa) nirmāṇakāya as the 生身 and his (sa) dharmakāya or that and his (sa) saṃbhogakāya as 法身.

(4) 真應二身 The (sa) dharmakāya and (sa) nirmāṇakāya.

(5) (a) 實相身 The absolute truth, or light, of the Buddha, i. e. the (sa) dharmakāya; (b) 為物身 the functioning or temporal body.

(6) (a) 真身 the (sa) dharmakāya and (sa) saṃbhogakāya; (b) 化身 the (sa) nirmāṇakāya.

(7) (a) 常身 his permanent or eternal body; (b) 無常身 his temporal body.

(8) (a) 實身 and 化身 idem 二色身.