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三身

According to Mahāyāna Buddhism, the Buddha has three bodies :

Dharmakāya - Dharma Body or Truth Body. It is the everlasting and identical amongst all Buddhas. Its ultimate reality represents their awakened personality.
Saṃbhogakāya - Retributon body or Enjoyment Body. It resides in heavenly realms and above. It is accessible to Bodhisattva and the sages only.
Nirmaṇakāya - Emanation Body or Transformation Body. It is the physical manifestation of a Buddha for teaching the ordinary beings.

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three buddha families , three characteristics of existence , three classifications , three cognitions arisen from hearing, thinking, and meditating , three cumulative precepts , three blisses , three aspects of the vehicle , three aspects of bliss , three and a half , three abodes