The network of grosser forms, which are emanations of a Buddha's Sambhogakaya (Body of Full Use), and in which a Buddha appears in order to teach ordinary beings with the karma to be able to meet with them. There are three types: Nirmanakaya as a Personage, Nirmanakaya as an Artist, and Supreme Nirmanakaya.
Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ། sprul-sku
Sanskrit: nirmāṇakāya
Synonyms: Emanation Body; Corpus of Emanations
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