化相三寶

(化相三寶, 化相三宝)

The (sa) nirmāṇakāya Buddha in the (sa) triratna forms; in Hīnayāna these are the human 16-foot Buddha, his dharma as revealed in the four axioms and twelve (sa) nidānas, and his sangha, or disciples, i. e. arhats and (sa) pratyekabuddhas.

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釋尊於菩提樹下成道後， 到鹿野苑去說四諦法度五比丘， 彼時釋尊是佛寶， 四諦是法寶， 五比丘是僧寶， 此名化相三寶， 謂佛教化眾生的相狀。 又名別體三寶， 或真實三寶。