（nirma^na-ka^ya）. The body manifested by a Buddha or bodhisattva according to the various capacities of sentient beings. The buddha-body that is unlimited in its capacity to save sentient beings. Also known in some schools as the "transformation body （化身）" or the "transformation-response body （化应身）." It is one of the three bodies of the Buddha （三身）， and when the transformation-response body is distinguished into transformation body and response body， it becomes one of the four bodies. （1） A body that the Buddha manifests in order to teach sentient beings， which transforms according to the object of the teaching. （2） The buddha-body that is received as a reward for past practices， namely， the "reward-body （报身）." （3） The body that receives impressions from the discriminating consciousness and is manifested according to the minds of worldlings and practitioners of the two vehicles.