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Dharmakayology

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Indology (India + -ology) or Indian studies (a subset of Asian studies) is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of India. Mainly, Indology includes the study of Sanskrit literature and Hinduism along with the other Indian religions, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Pāli literature. Buddhology (Buddha + -ology) is the academic study of a doctrine of the nature of the Buddha and the study of Buddhahood in origin. Nowadays, there are varied and nuanced understandings of the precise nature of a Buddha expressed in the different Buddhism, Buddhist studies, Buddhist culture, Buddhist traditions, and movements. The Dharmakaya (Devanagari: धर्मकाय , IAST: dharmakāya, Pali: Dhammakaya, Sanskrit: “truth body” or “real body”) is the truth or reality body of a Buddha in Buddhism. Etymology Dharmakaya + ology   Dharmakayology (Uncountable Noun) Dharmakayology is a study about the truth or reality body of Buddha or Buddhahood in Buddhism. Formerly: The doctr