Four Bodies of a Buddha

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four bodies of a Buddha (sku bzhi) - 1) {ngo bo nyid sku} Natural Truth Body. 2) {ye shes chos sku} Wisdom Truth Body. 3) {longs sku} Complete Enjoyment Body. 4) {sprul sku} Emanation Body; Four Bodies. Four Buddha-Bodies. The body of reality {chos sku}. or dharmakaya, the body of perfect rapture {longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku} or sambhogakaya, the emanational body {sprul pa'i sku} or nirmanakaya, and the body of their essentiality {ngo bo nyid kyi sku}. or svabhavikakaya [RY]