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Numerous mantras, seed syllables and dharanis are associated with Vairocana Buddha. A common basic mantra is the following: [25] Oṃ Vairocana Vaṃ. Another popular Vairocana related mantra is the Mantra of Light, which is popular in Japanese Buddhism, including Shingon. This is: Oṃ Amogha Vairocana Mahāmudrā Maṇipadma Jvala Pravartāya ...
Tibetan representation of Buddha Vairocana, featuring several of his defining characteristics, including his white color, the teaching gesture (dharmacakramudra), and sitting on an elaborate lion throne. The Mahāvairocana Tantra is the first true Buddhist tantra
Initially, the mantra received little mention in East Asian Buddhist texts. The mantra is found in a short text translated by Amoghavajra which focuses on its apotropaic and healing uses (Taisho no. 1002, entitled Sutra of the Amoghapasa Light Mantra of the Buddha Vairocana’s Great Consecration ...
Buddhalocanā's mantra in the Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa (found in chapter 37) is: [24] oṁ ru ru sphuru jvala tiṣṭha siddhalocane sarvārthasādhani svāhā. According to the Guhyasamājatantra, each Buddha family is also assigned a specific mantra: [17] Vairocana - Buddha family mantra: jinajik; Akṣobhya - Vajra family mantra: vajradhr̥k
The Prabhāsa-mantra (Mantra of Light, Chin. Guangming zhenyan, Jap. Komyo Shingon) Oṃ O Light of the Jewel-lotus that is the Great Seal of the Unfailing Vairocana advance hūṃ. 3. The Mahāpratisarā-upahṛdayavidyā heart mantra. Oṃ provide, provide, support, support, O Purifier of the Abilities, hūṃ hūṃ ruru cale svāhā. 4.
Below the mantra-lord (i.e., Vairocana), in the direction of Nairṛti (i.e., southwest), Is Acala, the Tathāgata's servant (不動如來使): he holds a wisdom sword and a noose (pāśa), The hair from the top of his head hangs down on his left shoulder, and with one eye he looks fixedly;
In Gojigonjingan (五字嚴身觀, "Visualization of the Five Elements Arrayed in the Body," from the Mahavairocana Tantra), the focus is on the five elements (mahābhūtani) as manifestations of the Buddha Vairocana. Shingon Buddhist temples also perform liturgical rites which include the chanting of sutras and other liturgy. This may be ...
Both seated Padmapani and Vajrapani, regarded as the guardian of Buddha Vairocana, are depicted as a handsome well-built men with serene expression adorned with exquisite crown and jewelries. The statues are the fine example of the 9th century Central Javanese Sailendran art, which influenced the Buddhist art in Southeast Asia, including ...