Vairocana
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A medieval Japanese painting of Vairocana of the Vajradhātu Maṇḍala forming the wisdom-fist mudra. | |
| Sanskrit | वैरोचन
Vairocana |
| Burmese | ဝေရောစန |
| Chinese | 大日如來 Jyutping: Daai6 Jat6 Jyu4 Loi4 Pinyin: Dà Rì Rú Lái 毘盧遮那佛 Jyutping: Bei2 Lou4 Ze1 Naa5 Fat6 Pinyin: Pí Lú Zhē Nà Fó |
| Japanese | 大日如来 romaji: Dainichi Nyorai 毘盧遮那仏 romaji: Birushana Butsu |
| Korean | 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 |
| Information | |
| Venerated by | Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| Attributes | Śūnyatā |
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Vairocana ("The Sun", "Solar" or "Shining" in Sanskrit), also known as Mahāvairocana (Great Sun), is a major Buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. He is often compared to the Sun, because both bestow their light impartially upon all beings. However, unlike the Sun, whose light can be blocked, and which disappears at night, Vairocana's light is omnipresent, impossible to block, and shines eternally. Hence, he is called the "Great Sun". In East Asian Buddhism, Vairocana is called 大日如來 (lit. 'Great Sun Thus Come One') or 毘盧遮那佛 (lit. 'Vairocana Buddha').
In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Vairocana is the Dharmakāya (lit. 'Dharma-body') of all Buddhas (the Dharma-body is the "true body" of all Buddhas, equivalent to the Ultimate Reality), which is formless, omnipresent, self-existent, eternal, indestructible, unable to be defiled, and is the source of all manifestations. The historical Gautama Buddha is one of the emanation bodies of Vairocana Buddha.