also: さんしん
trikaya; three bodies of the Buddha
Buddhist doctrinal term referring to the three aspects or manifestations of a Buddha: the Dharma body (法身), the reward body (報身), and the manifested body (応身).
The teaching of the trikaya is an important concept in Mahayana Buddhism.
From the Buddhist Sanskrit term trikāya (त्रिकाय), literally 'three bodies', referring to the threefold nature of a Buddha.