Sublime

being a buddha is not being some omnipotent spiritual superman, but becoming at last a true human being.

It was in this spirit that the Buddha came to be represented as having “three bodies”: Dharmakaya, the source of enlightenment and happiness; Sambhogakaya, the body of bliss or enjoyment; and Nirmanakaya, the historical embodiment of the Buddha viewed as one of the many transformation bodies sent forth by the Dharmakaya.

If You Meet the Buddha The

The Buddha found the prevailing Indian view of rebirth sufficient as a basis for his ethical and liberating teaching.

Les enseignements du Bouddha Gautama sur ce sujet, en particulier son insistance sur l’absence de désir, ont hélas souvent été mal interprétés et dénaturés. Gautama était un homme extraordinairement perceptif qui ne savait que trop bien que sans désir, il ne peut y avoir d’existence. Ce qu’il voulait dire, c’est qu’il est important d’agir à partir

The Third Noble Truth is the Cessation of Dukkha, Nirvāṇa, the Absolute Truth,

Asanga says, “When buddhas speak their dharmas, they don’t say their bodies are emanations. Because they don’t proclaim a self, thus their words are true.”