Absolute-body awareness (Buddhism, Tibetan)

This state of awareness is characterized as the fullest great awakening and is represented as the innermost essence of Buddhahood. This body of the Buddha is said to be ineffable, neither existent nor non-existent. It is one yet manifold, since many attain it. One of the trikaya (three bodies) of a buddha, it represents Buddha's teaching and the unity of Buddha with all beings; it is identical with transcendent reality. In zen, hosshin is the perfect and complete cosmic consciousness from which arise dharma (the moral order) and all forms. Experienced as a bardo consciousness at the moment of death it is manifest as dazzling white light.

In Mahayana Buddhism, one of the trikaya (three bodies) of a buddha. In Tibetan Buddhism it is related to the first of three phases experienced in the "in-between" or bardo consciousness between death and rebirth, each being connected with one of the trikaya of the Buddha and in any of which a being may attain liberation. In Tibetan Sakya Buddhism this is one of the states in the "Ascension Stages Game". In some sets it is numbered 93 on the board.