Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s2.t11.4

c7.s2.t11.4

The Prajñāpāramitās in their quaint way refer to the Nirmāṇakāya or Rūpakāya. The Pañcavimśati says that a bodhisattva, after acquiring all the necessary dharmas and practising prajñāpāramitā, becomes Sambuddha. He then renders service to beings of all lokadhātus (worlds) of the ten corners at all times by Nirmāṇamegha (Nirmāṇa clouds). This is called the Nairmāṇika-kāya.²