Trikaya

Three Bodies concept in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
Intangible religious_concept Q1069584
Trikaya
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Trikaya

Summary

Trikaya is a religious concept[1]. Trikaya draws 3,515 Wikipedia views per month (religious_concept category, ranking #137 of 471).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trikaya's instance of is recorded as religious concept[3].
  • Trikaya's instance of is recorded as Buddhist triad[4].
  • Trikaya's instance of is recorded as triad[5].
  • Trikaya is a type of kāya[6].
  • Trikaya's Commons category is recorded as Trikaya[7].
  • Trikaya comprises Tulku[8].
  • Trikaya comprises Sambhogakāya[9].
  • Trikaya comprises Dharmakāya[10].
  • Trikaya comprises Nirmāṇakāya[11].
  • Trikaya's facet of is recorded as The Buddha[12].
  • Trikaya's facet of is recorded as Buddha[13].
  • Trikaya's facet of is recorded as Buddhism[14].
  • Trikaya's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[15].
  • Trikaya's P14750 is recorded as 7135-C6DA-7F40-0B46-C6C2[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include religious concept[3], Buddhist triad[4], and triad[5]. Trikaya is a type of kāya[6].

Use and Application

Components include Tulku[8], a honorific prefix[17]; Sambhogakāya[9], a religious concept[18]; Dharmakāya[10], a religious concept[19]; and Nirmāṇakāya[11], a religious concept[20].

Why It Matters

Trikaya draws 3,515 Wikipedia views per month (religious_concept category, ranking #137 of 471).[2] Trikaya has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Trikaya is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Trikaya
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'bn', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'hi', 'hu', 'i
    Sitelink count → 27
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Trikaya, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Described by source → A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms
    Subclass of → —
    Facet of → The Buddha, Buddha, Buddhism
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 7135-C6DA-7F40-0B46-C6C2, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265324|batch #265324]]"
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