Dhammakaya

Dhammakāya is a Pāli word meaning "body of dharma" or the body of enlightenment. It can refer to:

  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Thai Buddhist temple;
  • The Dhammakaya Movement and the Dhammakaya Foundation, which originated at that temple;
  • The Mahayana Buddhist concept of dharma body; note that this is normally referred to by the similar Sanskrit term dharmakaya, because Pāli is rarely used to discuss Mahayana Buddhism
  • Dhammakaya Meditation, a meditation technique