The Buddha's Dharma Body
The qualities of the Dharma (Law, truth) are the same as the qualities of the Buddha and form his "truth body" or "Dhamma Kaya": In the Samyutta Nikaya, Vakkali Sutta, Buddha said to his disciple Vakkali that,
- "Yo kho Vakkali dhammaṃ passati so maṃ passati"
- O Vakkali, whoever sees the Dhamma, sees me
Another reference from the Agganna Sutta of the Digha Nikaya, says to his disciple Vasettha:
- "Tathāgatassa h'etam Vasettha adivacanam Dhammakayo iti pi ...":
- O Vasettha! The Word of Dhammakaya is indeed the name of the Tathagata
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