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Vairocana (also
Mahāvairocana) is a
cosmic buddha from
Mahayana and
Vajrayana Buddhism.
Vairocana is
often interpreted, in
texts like the
Avatamsaka Sutra...
- Sanskrit: 𑀯𑁃𑀭𑁄𑀘𑀦𑀸𑀪𑀺𑀲𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀽𑀢𑁆𑀭), also
known as the
Mahāvairocana Tantra (Sanskrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑁃𑀭𑁄𑀘𑀦𑀢𑀦𑁆;
traditional Chinese: 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經;...
- in Buddhism. One day he
dreamt of a man
telling him to s**** out the
Mahavairocana Sutra. He was able to
obtain a copy in
Chinese (and Sanskrit) but large...
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based on the
Mahavairocana Tantra. The name of the
mandala derives from
chapter 2 of the sutra,
where it is said that the
buddha Mahāvairocana revealed the...
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realization of
Mahāvairocana Buddha. In this setting, the Womb
Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall,
symbolizing the
young stage of
Mahāvairocana Buddha. In...
- practice.
Vajrasattva appears prin****lly in two
Buddhists texts: the
Mahavairocana Sutra and the
Vajrasekhara Sutra. In the
Diamond Realm Mandala, Vajrasattva...
- Tō****u-ji) held
Shingon and
Tendai rituals. He also
lectured on the
esoteric Mahavairocana sutra.
According to
William Bodiford, a very
common dhāraṇī in contemporary...
- position. More well-known, however, is the
following p****age from the
Mahāvairocana Tantra (also
known as the Mahāvairocanābhisaṃbodhi
Tantra or the Vairocana...
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means the
ritual of
consecration of the
image of Jina. In the
Mahavairocana Sutra,
Mahavairocana Buddha reveals the
Mandala of the Womb
Realm to Vajrasattva...
- five
Buddha families is developed.
Other early tantras include the
Mahāvairocana Abhisaṃbodhi and the Guhyasamāja (Gathering of Secrets). The Guhyasamāja...