Dhammakaya

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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