Rupakaya, Rūpakāya, Rupa-kaya: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Rupakaya 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'body-group', as distinguished from nāma-kāya, 'mind-group'. See nāma-rūpa.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRūpakāya (रूपकाय).—m., ‘form-body’, material body (of a Buddha); regularly contrasted with dharmakāya (2), q.v. for citations; without any contrasting term: etac ca bodhicittaṃ rūpakāyadarśanotpannaṃ Śikṣāsamuccaya 10.12 (i.e. produced by the mere sight of the Buddha's physical form). See also s.v. pariniṣpatti.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kaya, Muduta, Khandha, Namakaya, Parinishpatti, Byavata, F, Dharmakaya, Cetana, Rupa.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Rupakaya, Rūpa-kāya, Rūpakāya, Rupa-kaya; (plurals include: Rupakayas, kāyas, Rūpakāyas, kayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
A. The teaching of the establishment of the kayas and wisdoms, by completing the path < [Chapter XIII - The Fruition, the Great Self-existence]
Part 2d - How, by awakening the gotras, liberation is attained < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 2b - Comprehending this goodness of liberation < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
A Treatise on the Paramis (by Ācariya Dhammapāla)
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
4.2.3. Faculty of Mindfulness (Satindriya or Smṛti) < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
1.4. Power of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 15 - Paccchājāta paccayo (or postnascence condition)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 16 - What is the Fruit of the Pāramīs < [Chapter 7 - On Miscellany]
Biography (7): Uggata, the Householder < [Chapter 45a - The Life Stories of Male Lay Disciples]
Part 11 - Dependent Origination: Paṭiccasamuppāda < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
4.1. Origin and Development of the Dharmakāya < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
4.2. Dharmakāya in the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]