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Vairochana (वैरोचन)
Sanskrit.
‘Illumination’ or ‘sun’. The Javan
Adi-Buddha and one of the five
jinas,
dhyani buddhas or transcendental
buddhas from
Vajrayana
Buddhism. He has a position
in the middle of a
mandala and
may also be represented making the gesture
of supreme wisdom by holding the right index finger in the left fist whilst the
left thumb points upward. His symbols are the wheel and the sun.
Sometimes transcribed
Vairocana.
His mount is a pair of
lions.
In Nepalese tradition, his complexion is white (fig.). Also
Mahavairochana.
See also
Acalanatha and Five Great Buddhas.
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