noun
dharma-body of Vairocana
Buddhist term referring to the fundamental, universal body of the Buddha Vairocana, as distinguished from manifested forms. Often contrasted with 加持身 (kajishin), the response-body that appears to sentient beings.
See also: 加持身
密教では、大日如来の本地身は宇宙の真理そのものとされる。
In Esoteric Buddhism, the dharma-body of Vairocana is considered to be the truth of the universe itself.
本地身と加持身の関係は、仏の絶対的な側面と相対的な側面を表す。
The relationship between the dharma-body and the response-body represents the absolute and relative aspects of the Buddha.
From 本地 (honji, 'original ground' or 'fundamental state') and 身 (shin, 'body'), a term used in Esoteric Buddhism to denote the primordial, universal body of a Buddha.