大日如来

See also: 大日如來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大日如来 – see 大日如來 (“Vairocana”). (This term is the simplified form of 大日如來).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Alternative spelling
大日如來 (kyūjitai)

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大日如来

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Vairocana

Wikipedia

大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai): a statue of the Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji in Nara.

大日 (Dainichi, literally “great sun”) is a calque of Sanskrit महा वैरोचन (Mahāvairocana),^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] while 如来 (nyorai, literally “thus going”) is a calque of Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata, literally “thus coming and going”).

大(だい)日(にち)如(にょ)来(らい) • (Dainichi Nyorai)

The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions:

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