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 The Spring Temple Buddha, a colossal statue of Vairocana, in Lushan County, Henan, China. It has a total height of 153 meters (502 ft), including the 25 meter (82 ft) lotus throne which the statue stands on. | |
| Sanskrit | वैरोचन
Vairocana |
| Burmese | ဗုဒ္ဓဘုရားရှင် |
| Chinese | 大日如來
(Pinyin: Dàrì Rúlái) 毘盧遮那佛 (Pinyin: Pílúzhēnà Fó) |
| Japanese | 大日如来 (romaji: Dainichi Nyorai) 毘盧遮那仏 (romaji: Birushana Butsu) |
| Korean | 대일여래 大日如來(RR: Daeil Yeorae) 비로자나불 毘盧遮那佛(RR: Birojana Bul) |
| Mongolian | ᠮᠠᠰᠢᠳᠠ ᠭᠡᠢᠢᠭᠦᠯᠦᠨ ᠵᠣᠬᠢᠶᠠᠭᠴᠢ Машид гийгүүлэн зохиогч Masida geyigülün zohiyaghci ᠪᠢᠷᠦᠵᠠᠨ ᠠ᠂ ᠮᠠᠰᠢᠳᠠ ᠭᠡᠢᠢᠭᠦᠯᠦᠨ ᠵᠣᠬᠢᠶᠠᠭᠴᠢ᠂ ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯᠲᠦ Бярузана, Машид Гийгүүлэн Зохиогч, Гэгээн Гэрэлт Biruzana, Masida Geyigülün Zohiyaghci, Gegegen Gereltü |
| Thai | พระไวโรจนพุทธะ (RTGS: Phra wịrocana phuthṭha) |
| Tibetan | རྣམ་པར་སྣང་མཛད་ Wylie: rnam par snang mdzad THL: Nampar Nangdze |
| Vietnamese | Đại Nhật Như Lai 大日如來 Tỳ Lư Xá Na 毘盧遮那 Tỳ Lô Giá Na Phật 毗盧遮那佛 |
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| Venerated by | Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| Attributes | Śūnyatā |
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Vairocana (from Sanskrit: Vi+rocana, "from the sun" or "belonging to the sun", "Solar", or "Shining") also known as Mahāvairocana (Great Vairocana) is a major Buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.[1] Vairocana is often interpreted, in texts like the Avatamsaka Sutra, as the Dharmakāya[2][3][4] of the historical Gautama Buddha.
In East Asian Buddhism (Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese Buddhism), Vairocana is also seen as the dharmakāya (the supreme buddha-body, the body of ultimate reality), and the embodiment of the Buddhist concept of wisdom and purity.[5] Mahāvairocana is often translated into East Asian languages as "Great Sun Buddha" (Chinese: 大日如來, Japanese: Dainichi Nyorai) Buddha.[5] In the conception of the Five Jinas of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Vairocana is at the centre and is often considered a Primordial Buddha. In East Asian esoteric Buddhism, Mahāvairocana is considered to be a cosmic Buddha whose body is the entire universe, the Dharmadhātu.[5]
Vairocana is not to be confused with Vairocana Mahabali, son of the asura Virochana, a character in the Yoga Vasishta. Vairocana Buddha is also not to be confused with another Buddha that appears in some Mahayana sources called "Rocana".
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2018-10-03). "Vairocana: 17 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ 佛光大辭典增訂版隨身碟,中英佛學辭典 - "三身" (Fo Guang Great Dictionary Updated USB Version, Chinese-English Dictionary of Buddhist Studies - "Trikāya" entry)
- ^ "Birushana Buddha. SOTOZEN-NET Glossary". Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ^ Buswell, Robert Jr; Lopez, Donald S. Jr., eds. (2013). Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 949–950. ISBN 9780691157863.
- ^ a b c Soothill, William Edward; Hodous, Lewis. "A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms". mahajana.net. Retrieved 2024-07-31.