Nirmanakaya, Nirmana-kaya, Nirmāṇakāya: 7 definitions
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Nirmanakaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śaivism)Nirmāṇakāya (निर्माणकाय).—Śiva has a body called Nirmāṇakāya at the time of his avatāra. “Śiva has an avatāraśarīra called Nirmāṇakāya with śuddhasattva as the principal aspect” (Kannaḍa Nighaṇṭu, vol. 5, p. 4696).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Inner Kalacakratantra: A Buddhist Tantric View of the IndividualThe four aspects of the Nirmāṇakāya are part of the Sixteen Aspects (ṣoḍaśākārā) of Gnosis (jñāna) in terms of ultimate reality.
- the Nirmāṇa-body (nirmāṇa-kāya)
- the Nirmāṇa-mind (nirmāṇa-citta)
- the Nirmāṇa-speech (nirmāṇa-vāc)
- the Nirmāṇa-gnosis (nirmāṇa-jñāna)
Nirmāṇakāya (निर्माणकाय) refers to the “transformation body”, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—In the Mahāyāna, the Buddha became understood as has having "three bodies", the trikāya, which consists of the dharmakāya, "the reality body", the Buddha as the ultimate reality of emptiness, sambhogakāya, "the enjoyment body", the Buddha as a divine mystical being, and nirmāṇakāya, "the transformation body", the Buddha in human form. The sambhogakāya, is seen as the form of the Buddha which taught the Mahāyāna sūtras. This celestial understanding of buddhahood lead to a burgeoning of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in divine form.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Shambala Publications: GeneralNirmānakāya; See Trikāya.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNirmāṇakāya (निर्माणकाय).—m., body of magic transformation: Mahāvyutpatti 118; Daśabhūmikasūtra.g. 6(342).22. In Mahāvyutpatti contrasts with dhar- ma-k° (3) and saṃbhoga-k°; see s.v. kāya, end. In Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) ix.60, 63 nairmāṇikaḥ k°; Lévi métamorphique. See also Mus, Barabudur (II) 643 ff. (corps d'artifice). In Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 241.7 nirmāṇa-kāyair may be an early occurrence of this; see Suzuki's translation(s), and Studies p. 145; compare also Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 314.2. Cf. nairmāṇikaṃ (q.v.) kāyaṃ Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 73.9 (verse), but the same verse 276.10 reads nairvāṇikaṃ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirmāṇakāya (निर्माणकाय):—[=nir-māṇa-kāya] [from nir-māṇa > nir-mā] m. the body of transformations, [Buddhist literature; Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 247]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirmāṇakāya (ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕಾಯ):—[noun] the material body in which a god incarnates in this world.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kaya, Nirmana.
Full-text: Dharmatabuddha, Dharmakaya, Nirmanabuddha, Nairmanika, Trikaya, Sambhogakaya, Garab Dorje, Buddha, Trulku.
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The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 3e.2c - The various nirmanakayas < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Part 3e.1 - Nirmanakaya: The brief teaching < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Part 3d.2f - The explanation of self appearance and other-appearance < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - Homage (mchod par brjod pa) < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
Chapter 18a - Rgyal ba yang dgon pa < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (xi): Zhig po bdud rtsi < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 165-166 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Sections 248-249 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 309 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
The Gospel of Buddha (by Paul Carus)
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 4.4 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]