“Body of enjoyment.” Aspect of buddhahood perceptible to bodhisattvas.

“Body of bliss,” one of the three bodies of the Buddha.

The “body of bliss,” one of the three (sometimes four) bodies of the Buddha.

See “enjoyment body.”

The “enjoyment body,” one of the three bodies of a buddha, refers to the way a buddha manifests for realized beings; this may be represented by different iconographic forms of deity figures.

The enjoyment body denotes the luminous, immaterial, and unimpeded reflection-like forms of enlightened mind, which become spontaneously present and naturally manifest to tenth level bodhisattvas.

The luminous manifestation of the buddhas’ enlightened communication, perceptible to advanced bodhisattvas.