Mahā Virocana TathagataOṃ Vairocana hūm |
He is one of the five Jinas (victor), normally depicted icongraphically as a white saṃbhoga-kāya (Enjoyment body) buddha assiciated with the center or sometimes the eastern quarter. He is known as the great illuminator, the great sun. His mudra is the Dharma chakra (wheel), that of teaching, also known as the turning of the wheel. The index finger and thumb of each hand to make a circle. His symbol is the golden wheel, suggesting benevolent kingship. The element of this tathāgata is water, and he is associated with the crown chakra.
There are two forms of the Vidya most commonly associated with Mahavairocana - a va ra ha kham and a vi ra hum kham. In the center is the seed syllable elaborate 'ahm', the very top is plain 'ah'. The Vajra dhatu (diamond realm) represents the wisdom or consciousness aspect of Virocana. In the Gharbhakosa (lit. womb store) dhatu, the Vidya has a complex range of associations but are strongly connected with the 5 elements(dhatu) of earth(prithvi), Water(apas), Fire(agni), Air(vayu), and Space(akasha). Mahavairocana himself represents the 6th element that completes the set of elements which make up all of the universe: ie consciousness. Individual person, animal, plant or matters are all like cells which make up part of the universe, thus the whole universe is the Tathāgata's Gharbha (womb).
Mantra of light (Amogha Empowerment Light Mantra 不空大灌頂光真言 )
(Om! a'mo'gha vi'ro'ca'na ma'ha-mu'dra ma'ni-pad'ma ju'va'la pra'var'ta'ya hum!)
Om! invincible Vairocana, the Great (hand) Seal, the Gem (on the) Lotus, the Flame, (Please) come forth, hum!"
(center- 'Ah' in Siddham Sanskrit)
Vajra dhatu: Oṃ vajra-dhātu vaṃ
Gharbhakosa dhatu: Namaḥ samanta- buddhānāṃ a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ (Adoration to universal buddhas)
Dharmacakra Mudra Dharma(Buddha's Teaching)-Chakra(Wheel) hand Gesture | (in Tibetan) |
Glossary
a'mo'gha (不空): invincible, unfailing, infallible, spotless.
Vi'ro'ca'na: lit. means 'universal light'. 'Illuminator', name of Great Sun Buddha.
maha mu'dra: 'maha', great; 'mudra', seal, hand gesture in ritual. One who has the authority (seal).
mani-padma: wish-fulfilling gem, lotus.
pra'var'ta: come forth, begin, proceed. '-ya', passive voice.
jvala (ju va la): flame.
Tathagata: the 'Perfect One' or 'exalted one'. Literally, the one who has 'thus gone', or 'thus come'. It is an epithet for a Buddha.
Vidya: mantra consists of syllables or alphabets, not words.
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