Nirmanakaya, Tulku; 化身,應身 (祖古/祖貝怙); Tibetan: སྤྲུལ་སྐུ (tul ku), སྤྲུལ་པའི་སྐུ (trulpe ku); Wylie: sprul sku, sprul pa’i sku; Sanskrit: nirmāṇakāya;
Nirmanakaya, Emanation body, is one of the three bodies (trikaya) of a buddha in Mahayana Buddhism. Nirmanakaya is the manifestation (appearance) of enlightenment in the physical world in various forms for the benefits of sentient beings.
The Tibetan word, Tulku, also refers to a reincarnated lama. Alternate spelling / Variations: Trülku, Trulku.
化身是大乘佛教三身之一,是諸佛為度化眾生,顯現世間的色身、肉身。
活佛(祖古)是凡夫能見到的佛陀的化現、菩薩的轉世。