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Vairocana

According to the Trikaya doctrine, Vairocana (also Vairochana, Jp. 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai) is the cosmic embodiment of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni.

Vairocana is the central figure of esoteric Shingon Buddhism in Japan, which is based largely on the teachings of the Mahavairocana Sutra. The Vairocana statue in Nara's Todaiji is the largest bronze Buddha in the world.

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Vairocana jingxi86@hotmail.com - January 14th, 2006
if i didn't take refuge in vajrayana buddhism can i chant the mantra of vairocana buddha the light mantra of vairocana: om amogha vairocana mahamudra mani padma jvala pravataya hum read more » messages 1

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