Notes

n.1For more on the philosophical considerations of the three bodies, see Harrison (1992), pp. 44–94.

n.2See Makransky (1997), p. 274.

n.3Some Mahā­yāna works such as the Abhi­samayālaṃkāra of Maitreya also mention a fourth body, a svā­bhāvika­kāya, or “innate body.” There are conflicting interpretations by Indian and Tibetan commentators as to the relationship between the svā­bhāvika­kāya and the dharma­kāya. For more on the four bodies, see Makransky (1997).

n.4For information on the relationship between the three bodies and four wisdoms in Buddhist literature, see Brunnhölzl (2009), pp. 71–76.

n.5The colophon makes no mention of who the Tibetan translators were, and the Degé catalog (dkar chag, vol. 103, lak+Sh+mI, F.133.a.3) states that this is not known.