The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2524 page)

bhogak
ya
(Skt., ‘enjoyment body’); the identification of these two bodies with particular figures varies with the lineage (see
BUDDHIST SCHOOLS
). The unmanifest form is the Dharmak
ya
(Skt., ‘dharma body’) which is synonymous with
Tathat
(Skt., ‘Thus-ness’) and
Tath
gatagarbha
(Skt., ‘womb
or
embryo of the Buddhas’). In the Tantric tradition, the Dharmak
ya is said to be manifest as an
di
-Buddha
(Skt., ‘Original Buddha’)—identified in different lineages as
Vajradhara
,
Vairocana
,
Samantabhadra
, etc.—who is non-dual with his unmanifest ultimate nature. The unity of the Trik
ya is sometimes taught as a fourth aspect,
Svabh
vikak
ya
(Skt., ‘essential body’).

 
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(Skt., ‘triangle’). Hindu diagram of two intersecting triangles. The downward-pointing triangle represents masculinity and God, the upward femininity and
akti
.

 
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