also: ほうしん
sambhogakaya; reward body
Buddhist term: the celestial body a buddha takes after completing the bodhisattva path, one of the three bodies (三身).
See also: 三身
The reward body is one of the three bodies, referring to the form of a buddha obtained as the result of practice.
Standard kanji form for this Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; ほうじん is more common.
From 報 (reward, retribution) + 身 (body), translating the Sanskrit term sambhogakāya.