報ほう身じん

noun

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

• 報ほう身じんは三さん身じんの一ひとつで、修しゅ行ぎょうの果か報ほうとして得えられる仏ほとけの姿すがたを指さす。

  The reward body is one of the three bodies, referring to the form of a buddha obtained as the result of practice.