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Celestial Buddha embodying emptiness
Vairocana ("The Sun", "Solar" or "Shining" in Sanskrit), also known as Mahāvairocana (Great Sun), is a major Buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
Vairocana
Vajrayana Buddhist text
The Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra (Vairocana’s Awakening Sutra, Sanskrit: 𑀯𑁃𑀭𑁄𑀘𑀦𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀲𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀽𑀢𑁆𑀭), also known as the Mahāvairocana Tantra
Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi_Sūtra
Representations of the five qualities of the Adi-Buddha
Ratnasambhava; in the west, Amitābha; in the north Amoghasiddhi; and in the center Vairocana. They are sometimes seen as emanations and representations of the five
Five_Tathāgatas
Tradition in East Asian Buddhism
Amitabha was synonymous with the Vairocana Buddha of the Avatamsaka sūtra, and the pure land was part of Vairocana's Lotus Treasury World. As such, the
Huayan
Colossal statue of Vairocana Buddha in Henan, China
in English as the Spring Temple Buddha is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha[citation needed] located in Foquan Temple (Chinese: 佛泉寺; pinyin:
Spring_Temple_Buddha
Abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism
universe is a vast pure buddha-field which has been purified by the cosmic Vairocana Buddha. This is the view of Pure Land which is found in the Chinese Huayan
Pure_Land
Traditional prayer in Tibetan Buddhism
Dīghasoṇī Caṅkī (Candanī) Subha Todeyya Nāḷāgirī Pālileyya Five Tathāgatas Vairocana Akshobhya Amitābha Ratnasaṃbhava Amoghasiddhi Adi-Buddha Samantabhadra
Praise to Tara in Twenty One Verses
Praise_to_Tara_in_Twenty_One_Verses
Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan
Daibutsuden) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese
Tōdai-ji
Sutra of Mahāyāna Buddhism
numerous Buddhas are depicted as manifestations of the cosmic Buddha Vairocana. Chinese: Dàfāngguǎng Fóhuāyán Jīng 大方廣佛華嚴經, commonly known as the Huāyán
Buddhāvataṃsaka_Sūtra
One of Wisdom kings in Buddhism
Originally a minor deity described as a messenger or acolyte of the buddha Vairocana, Acala later rose to prominence as an object of veneration in his own
Acala
Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea
complex. The Birojeon (Vairocana Buddha Hall, 비로전,毘盧殿), which sits below the Gwaneumjeon, houses the Gilt-bronze Seated Vairocana Buddha while the Geuknakjeon
Bulguksa
Figure in Japanese Buddhist tradition
Japanese Buddhist tradition. She was thought to be a reincarnation of Vairocana [Japanese : 毘盧遮那佛] in Japan. Otakes cult is also associated with the religious
Otake_Dainichi_Nyorai
Cave in People's Republic of China
realistic style." The huge Vairocana statue is considered as "the quintessence of Buddhist sculpture in China." The Vairocana statue also provides at its
Longmen_Grottoes
Deity in Buddhism
Vajrapani is depicted as a part of triad with Vairocana and Padmapani. A famous 3 metres tall stone statues of Vairocana, Padmapani, and Vajrapāni triad can be
Vajrapani
Buddhist views on the belief in a creator deity, or any eternal divine personal being
Asian Buddhist doctrines regarding the supreme and eternal Buddhas like Vairocana or Amitabha with certain forms of theism, such as pantheism and process
Creator_in_Buddhism
Tradition of Japanese Buddhism
that the Pure Land exists in this very world and he also taught that Vairocana is Amida. Kakuban, and his faction of priests centered at the Denbō-in
Shingon_Buddhism
Buddhist bodhisattva
Amitabha Buddha for the purpose of Dharma teaching, and an emanation from Vairocana Buddha as an embodiment of the Miraculous Observing Wisdom (妙觀察智). In
Avalokiteśvara
God in Hinduism and Tantric Buddhism
Mahāvairocana Tantra portrays Mahākāla as a manifestation of the buddha Vairocana who subjugated the ḍākinīs, a race of flesh-eating female demons, by swallowing
Mahakala
Condition of being fully spiritually awakened in Buddhism
texts additionally have many Buddhas of celestial origin (see Amitābha or Vairocana as examples; for lists of many thousands of Buddha names, see Taishō Tripiṭaka
Buddhahood
Japanese grouping of Buddhist deities
(Amitabha), 2nd anniversary Ashuku (Akshobhya), 6th anniversary Dainichi (Vairocana), 12th anniversary Kokūzō (Akasagarbha), 32nd anniversary While the thirteen
Thirteen_Buddhas
Mantra in East Asian Buddhism
Snare of the Buddha Vairocana's Great Baptism (不空羂索毘盧遮那佛大灌頂光真言一卷, Taisho no. 1002) and is associated with both the Buddha Vairocana and the deity Amoghapāśa
Mantra_of_Light
12th century Buddhist Master
Vairocanavajra (also known as Vairocana and Vairocanaraksita) was a 12th-century Indian Buddhist master and alchemist who studied at the monastery of
Vairocanavajra
Kinrin 釈迦金輪), representing Śākyamuni in the form of a Tathāgata, and Vairocana of the Golden Wheel (Dainichi Kinrin 大日金輪), representing Mahāvairocana
Ekākṣaroṣṇīṣacakra
Topics referred to by the same term
Dainichi may refer to: Dainichi Nyorai, the Japanese version of Vairocana, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas Dainichi, a Japanese name for the Christian
Dainichi
Sacred female spirit in Hinduism and Buddhism
tradition to have been subjugated and converted to Buddhism by the buddha Vairocana under the guise of the god Mahākāla (Daikokuten in Japanese) – were eventually
Dakini
Founder of Buddhism
Avataṃsaka Sūtra also presents Śākyamuni as inseparable from the cosmic Buddha Vairocana. The Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra (a part of the Avataṃsaka) describes Śākyamuni's
The_Buddha
Maitreya (Mílè Púsa) Arhat, one of the Yixian glazed pottery luohans Buddha Vairocana (Dàrè Rúlái) Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada
Chinese_Buddhist_sculpture
Figure in Buddhist Mythology
Samantabhadra into Vajrapāni by Vairocana, the cosmic Buddha, receiving a vajra and the name "Vajrāpani". Vairocana then requests Vajrapāni to generate
Shiva_in_Buddhism
Chinese Buddhist scholar, translator, and religious leader
cosmic Buddha Vairocana (whose name means "The Illuminator"). Vairocana's body is an infinite one that comprises the entire universe. Vairocana's light permeates
Fazang
Solid gold statue found in the Philippines
Buddhist mandalas. Located at the center of such mandala is the Buddha Vairocana, surrounded by an inner circle of deities. The four cosmic Buddhas occupy
Agusan_image
Deity in Buddhism
viewed as the second patriarch of Esoteric Buddhism, the first being Vairocana Buddha. Kukai, in Record of the Dharma Transmission, relates a story based
Vajrasattva
Major branch of Buddhism
Buddhas/bodhisattvas believed by the Mahāyāna school, such as Amitābha and Vairocana, because they are not found in their scriptures. At the same time, however
Theravada
Type of building in Korean Buddhist temples
Daejeokgwangjeon (Korean: 대적광전; Hanja: 大寂光殿) is a type of building that enshrines Vairocana (Birojanabul) in Korean Buddhist temples. Jeokgwang means light of true
Daejeokgwangjeon
Zangpo. Main temple complex comprise two early temples (Sakyamuni and Vairocana temples) situated adjacent to each other and two chapels, one each on
Mangyu_temple_complex
Nepalese merchant and Buddhist philanthropist
shrines set into the dome were covered with gilt copper, a new statue of Vairocana Buddha was installed on the east side, and four new shrines were built
Pushpa_Sundar_Tuladhar
Highest of the Pure Abodes in Buddhist Cosmology
Akaniṣṭha is also a name for the Pure Land (Buddhafield) of the Buddha Vairocana. This is also the setting of the Ghanavyūha Sūtra. Tibetan Buddhism, Akaniṣṭha
Akaniṣṭha
Buddhist term, referring to the Buddha as transcendent
same directions. In particular, Akshobhya and Vairocana may be switched. When represented in a Vairocana mandala, the Buddhas are arranged like this: In
Tathāgata
1969 poem by Gary Snyder
form of a Buddhist sutra, and depicts Smokey as the reincarnation of Vairocana Buddha. Snyder composed the poem in one night for a February 1969 Sierra
Smokey_the_Bear_Sutra
Empress of China from 690 to 705
the incarnation of two important male Buddhist divinities, Maitreya and Vairocana. Her narrative was intentionally crafted to persuade the Confucian establishment
Wu_Zetian
animal vehicles (elephant, lion, peacock, harpys or garuda, or dragon). Vairocana, the first Dhyani Buddha, embodying sovereignty and occupying the center
Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art
Buddhas_and_bodhisattvas_in_art
Buddhist temple in Kumamoto, Japan
Vairocana
Renge-in_Tanjō-ji
Japanese Buddhist monk and Founder of the Shingon tradition
(daishi) henjō kongō (Vairocana vajra, Kūkai's secret tantric name). It could be rendered in Sanskrit as namo mahāguru vairocana vajra. The modern form
Kūkai
Sacred utterance or sound used in meditation, often repeated
Mantra Mantra of Light of the Great Consecration (Ch: 大灌頂光真言): Om̐ Amogha Vairocana Mahāmudrā Maṇipadma Jvalapravartāya Hūṃ In Chinese Buddhism, various mantras
Mantra
Buddhist temple and museum in Singapore
wheel, more than 3,000 calligraphed copies of the Vairocana Mantra have been placed. A statue of Vairocana is also enshrined within the pagoda. Five Tathāgatas
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Buddha_Tooth_Relic_Temple_and_Museum
Buddha
Buddhas (Dhyani Buddhas): Akshobhya Amoghasiddhi Amitabha Ratnasambhava Vairocana Buddha Vajradhara and the Wisdom Buddhas are often subjects of mandala
Vajradhara
Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng, China
staff-wielding monks save the Tang king" (十三棍僧救唐王) and "Five hundred arhats and Vairocana" (五百羅漢毘盧圖). The hall also enshrines a bronze statue of Piluzena as well
Shaolin_Monastery
Nyingpo received teachings from Vairocana, who was exiled in the area for a certain period of time. Studying with Vairocana, Yudra Nyingpo became a great
Yudra_Nyingpo
Memorial park located on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, US
Fujiwara no Yorimichi in 1052 of the Heian period. It was famous for its Vairocana statue. The statue was lost and replaced in 1053 with a large wooden statue
Byodo-In_(Hawaii)
District in Tibet, China
Longka Geling on either side. Bairo Puk (Bairo phug) - Vairocana's Cave. The meditation cave of Vairocana, one of Padmasambhava's main disciples, is three metres
Yarlung_Valley
Goryeo-era statue in Gangwon, South Korea
finger of the left hand is covered by the right hand. This was typical of Vairocana symbolizing truth. The back halo is ship-shaped. On both lower part of
Seated stone Buddha statue in Eupha-ri
Seated_stone_Buddha_statue_in_Eupha-ri
Spiritual weapon or symbol in Dharmic religions
depicts the face of Akasadhatvisvari, a female buddha and the consort of Vairocana. The vajra has also been associated as the weapon of Indra, the Vedic
Vajra
Valley and proposed territory in Nepal
flower emitted eternal radiant form of light with the Five Great Buddhas: Vairocana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha and Amoghasiddhi, appearing on each
Kathmandu_Valley
System of mudras
realms." Note: this is the primary mudra associated with Dainichi Nyorai (Vairocana) Mantra is, On irotahi chanoga jiba tai sowaka. [All hail the radiant
Kuji-in
Bodhisattva and female Wisdom King
it is believed that the Great Peacock King is an incarnation of either Vairocana Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha. Its main merits include the elimination of
Mahamayuri
Empire based on Sumatra (c. 671–1025 AD)
Muara Takus and Biaro Bahal. Some Buddhist sculptures, such as Buddha Vairocana, Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya, were discovered at numerous
Srivijaya
Indian religion and philosophy
only revere numerous Buddhas besides Shakyamuni, such as Amitabha and Vairocana, but also see them as transcendental or supramundane (lokuttara) beings
Buddhism
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Japan
Buddha Hall) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha, Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The current Daibutsuden was built
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Historic_Monuments_of_Ancient_Nara
Japanese form of Esoteric Buddhism
on the Siddham syllable "A", the seed syllable (Skt. bīja mantra) for Vairocana. Kukai's Precious Key to the Secret Treasury gives a brief overview of
Mikkyō
Vajrayana Buddhist scholar-monk
English alongside the text itself. Apart from his commentary on the Maha-Vairocana-Abhisambodhi Tantra, little is known of Buddhaguhya. The details of Buddhaguhya's
Buddhaguhya
emanation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) or of the Buddha Vairocana. Vināyaka is depicted in numerous forms depending on the tradition. In
Ganesha_in_Buddhism
Siege in 1180 in Japan
Tōdai-ji's Daibutsu (Great Buddha statue) and Nara: The colossal statue of Vairocana Buddha of copper and gold, whose domed head towered up into the clouds
Siege_of_Nara
detailing the life of the historical Buddha, and a central image of the Vairocana Buddha. The temple was destroyed by fire in 1053 and not rebuilt. Sansom
Hōjō-ji
Temple in Datong, China
statues of the three sages of the Avatamsaka Sutra - a central one of Vairocana (the universal aspect of Shakyamuni) and two accompanying statues of Manjusri
Shanhua_Temple
1998 Hong Kong television series
Lam Kok-dong Leung Bik-tze as Bik-ga Lee Yung as Herman Lau Shek-yin as Vairocana The script for My Date with a Vampire was written by Leung Lap-yan in
My_Date_with_a_Vampire
Categorization of Buddhist tantric scriptures in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
of Great Vairocana'), for the Vajrapãṇyabhiṣekamahãtantra (Vajrapāṇi Initiation Tantra) and for Manjushri. The presence of Buddha Vairocana is often evident
Classes of Tantra in Tibetan Buddhism
Classes_of_Tantra_in_Tibetan_Buddhism
Highest spiritual goal in Buddhist cultivation
Wisdom Books, ISBN 978-0-941532-62-4 Hodge, Stephen (2003), The Maha-Vairocana-Abhisambodhi Tantra, With Buddhaguya's Commentary, London: RoutledgeCurzon
Enlightenment_in_Buddhism
Religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent
Samantabhadra into Vajrapani by Vairocana, the cosmic Buddha, receiving a vajra and the name "Vajrapani". Vairocana then requests Vajrapani to generate
Indian_religions
century Buddhist cave art, a dancer spins while the orchestra plays. Vairocana, Longmen Grottoes, 500-900AD An illustration of Sakyamuni's temptation
Chinese_art
First Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Lhasa, Tibet
Japan. As at the Tōdai-ji, the Samye temple is dedicated to Vairocana. A seminal text of Vairocana is the Mahavairocana Tantra, composed in India in the seventh
Samye
Jogye Buddhist temple in South Korea
1348); Scroll Painting of the Vairocana Buddha Triad in Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 1363); and Seated Wooden Vairocana Buddha Triad (Treasure No. 1548)
Hwaeomsa
Small black box-shaped Japanese hat
the jeweled crown of the five wisdoms, which is the crown of the buddha Vairocana. Twelve folds represent jūni-innen (Twelve Nidānas); the color black represents
Tokin_(headwear)
Branch of Buddhism
buddhas and bodhisattvas that are not found in Theravāda (e.g. Amitābha and Vairocana), as well as unique conceptions of buddhahood not found in Theravāda (e
Mahayana
Buddhist temple in New York, United States
States. The temple is home to the largest indoor statue of a Buddha (Vairocana) in the Western Hemisphere. The name "Chuang Yen" means "Majestically
Chuang_Yen_Monastery
Ancient kingdom of India
Mūjavats, and Māgadhīs. The founder of Aṅga might have been the king Aṅga Vairocana, who is mentioned in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa as a ruler who had been consecrated
Anga
Buddha's name
Nyorai) are Amida Nyorai (Amitābha), Dainichi (or Birushanabutsu) Nyorai (Vairocana), and Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru). Other common Nyorai are Ashuku Nyorai
Nyorai
Dzochen teaching
to transform anger into wisdom (Ādarśa-jñāna) White, which represents Vairocana and air. When white is used in meditation, it works to transform ignorance
Five_Pure_Lights
Esoteric beliefs in the Eastern world
identified with the triads female/masculine/union, Amitābha/Akṣobhya/Vairocana, and so on, and thus are implicitly assigned to the groups of water, fire
Eastern_esotericism
Group of Indian and Tibetan texts
myth told by Śubhakarasiṃha (善无畏, 637–735) and Yixing (一行, 683– 727), Vairocana Buddha turns himself into Mahākāla in order to swallow and subdue Shiva
Buddhist_tantric_literature
9th-century Buddhist site in Indonesia
large stone statues. The 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall statue of Dhyani Buddha Vairocana was meant to liberate the devotees from bodily karma. At the left is a
Mendut
Administration (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-25. 경주 기림사 소조비로자나삼불좌상 [Clay Seated Vairocana Buddha Triad of Girimsa Temple, Gyeongju]. Cultural Heritage Administration
List of Treasures of South Korea (1985–1989)
List_of_Treasures_of_South_Korea_(1985–1989)
Buddhist temple in Hengyang, China
called Qingliang Temple (清凉寺). In the temple the statue of Vairocana was enshrined, Vairocana, also called 毗卢遮那佛; Pílúzhēnàfó in Chinese, so the temple
Guangji_Temple_(Hunan)
Japanese deity of fortune and wealth
Mahāvairocana Tantra portrays Mahākāla as a manifestation of the buddha Vairocana who subjugated the ḍākinīs, a race of flesh-eating female demons, by swallowing
Daikokuten
Tibetan religion
was discovered by Zhodton Ngodrub Dragpa in 1080 (inside of a statue of Vairocana). The terma is attributed to the eighth century Bonpo master Lishu Tagrin
Bon
Buddhist temple at Jogyesan, South Korea
built in the traditional style with wooden beams. It contains a shrine of Vairocana, the Dharmakāya Buddha, and relics related to the Hwaeom school of Buddhism
Songgwangsa
Bodhisattva
and Vajrayana Buddhism. She is sometimes presented as the consort of Vairocana or as an emanation of Ratnasambhava Buddha. Mahāpratisarā is the main
Mahāpratisarā
Key mandala in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism
Dekhinath stupa (Gyaraspur). The Udayagiri stupa for example, houses Vairocana, Amitabha, Aksobhya and Ratnasambhava in the four cardinal directions
Mandala_of_the_Two_Realms
Buddhist temple in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Daifuku-ji (大福寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Japanese city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, pertaining to the Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism. According
Daifuku-ji
era's Bell of Sangwonsa, the North–South States Period era's Iron Seated Vairocana Buddha of Dopiansa Temple, the Goryeo era's Main Gate of Imyeonggwan Guesthouse
Gangwon_Province,_South_Korea
the unborn (anutpada) Buddha nature in all beings as well as the Buddha Vairocana. This teaching and practice is one of the most fundamental elements of
A_in_Buddhism
Settlement ruins in Shiga, Japan
the following year for the construction of a monumental image of the Vairocana Buddha in emulation of the Longmen Grottoes in Tang dynasty China near
Shigaraki_Palace
Description of the universe in Buddhist texts
the Cosmic Buddha, Vairocana, whose body encompasses the entire cosmos of Multiverse. Described in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, Vairocana's realm is an all-encompassing
Buddhist_cosmology
Administration (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-25. 김제 귀신사 소조비로자나삼불좌상 [Clay Seated Vairocana Buddha Triad of Gwisinsa Temple, Gimje]. Cultural Heritage Administration
List of Treasures of South Korea (2005–2009)
List_of_Treasures_of_South_Korea_(2005–2009)
Buddhist temple in Jiangxi, China
area of 680 square metres (7,300 sq ft). The hall, for the worship of Vairocana, more commonly known as "Pilu Buddha" in Chinese. The Pagoda of Seventh
Jingju_Temple_(Ji'an)
Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
systems ...; there, he is some divinity .... He is the same as the Buddha Vairocana. The sutra describes the 100 powers and abilities which the Buddha or
Śūraṅgama_Samādhi_Sūtra
Imperial victory in the Genkō War
beginning, Amaterasu Ōmikami, enshrined at Ise Jingū, hid herself within a Vairocana and appeared as Ryūjin of the vast blue seas. My lord (Emperor Go-Daigo)
Siege_of_Kamakura_(1333)
Emperor of Japan from 724 to 749
remembered for commissioning, in 743, the sixteen-meter high statue of the Vairocana Buddha (the Daibutsu) in Tōdai-ji of Nara. At the time, this was such
Emperor_Shōmu
Bodhisattva
Great Practice". In the Huayan tradition, he is regarded together with Vairocana Buddha and the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī as one of the "Three Noble Ones of
Samantabhadra_(Bodhisattva)
Divine beings
Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions also recognize five primary Buddhas: Vairocana ("the Illuminator"), a key figure in the Avatamsaka Sutra and the Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi
Buddhist_deities
School of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Shaosheng, Amitabha and Vairocana (the Buddha of the Avatamsaka) were identical, and Sukhavati was likewise identical to Vairocana's Lotus Treasury World
Pure_Land_Buddhism
Buddhist tantra
representative of the Yogatantra class of texts. The tantra begins with Vairocana Buddha preaching the Dharma to a great host of Bodhisattvas, including
Vajrasekhara_Sutra
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