Tibetan Buddhism

Rainbow Body

The complete transformation of the physical body into light at death.

The rainbow body is the ultimate fruit of Dzogchen practice - at death, the physical body dissolves into rainbow light, leaving only hair and nails. This represents complete liberation.

The body dissolves into its true nature of light.

Traditional, Dzogchen Teachings

Documented cases of rainbow body continue to occur in modern times.

Dzogchen Tantras