般若波羅蜜多心經贊 1.94

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第一、釋名，先總後別。言三身者，三是標數；身有三義，謂體、依、聚故，《成唯識》第十卷曰，體、依、聚義，總說名為身，《佛地》第七亦同彼釋，此即六中帶數釋也。後別名者，一、自性法身，謂即真如，體常不變，故名自性身；力、無畏等諸功德法所依止故，亦名法身。次、受用身，能令自、他受用種種大法樂故，名受用身。後、變化身，謂利有情示現種種變化事業，名變化身。

First, explaining the names: first general, then specific. Concerning the phrase "three bodies": "three" indicates the number; "body" has three meanings, namely essence, support, and collection; hence fascicle ten of the Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi says that the meanings of essence, support, and collection are collectively spoken of as "body", and the seventh fascicle of the Buddhabhūmi also agrees with that explanation; this is the numeral-appositional compound (digu-samāsa) among the six types of compounds. As for the specific names: first, the essential nature dharma body (svābhāvika-dharmakāya), meaning suchness itself; its essence is eternally unchanging, hence it is called the essential nature body; because it is the support on which all qualities and dharmas such as the powers and fearlessnesses rely, it is also called the dharma body. Next, the enjoyment body (saṃbhogakāya): because it can cause oneself and others to enjoy the various pleasures of the great Dharma, it is called the enjoyment body. Finally, the transformation body (nirmāṇakāya): meaning that for the benefit of sentient beings it manifests various transformational activities, hence it is called the transformation body.