Vairocana

Summary

Vairocana is a Buddha^[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Vairocana is recorded as male^[3].
• Vairocana's instance of is recorded as Buddha^[4].
• Vairocana's instance of is recorded as God^[5].
• Vairocana is part of Five Tathagatas^[6].
• Vairocana is part of Eight Protectors of the Zodiac^[7].
• Vairocana's Commons category is recorded as Vairocana Buddha^[8].
• Vairocana's said to be the same as is recorded as Birushana Buddha^[9].
• Vairocana's color is recorded as white^[10].
• Vairocana's color is recorded as yellow^[11].
• Vairocana comprises Diamond Realm Vairocana^[12].
• Vairocana comprises Womb Realm Vairocana^[13].
• Vairocana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vairocana^[14].
• Vairocana's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Vairocana's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'वैरोचन'}^[16].
• Vairocana's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sa-sidd', 'text': '𑖪𑖹𑖨𑖺𑖓𑖡'}^[17].
• Vairocana's mount is recorded as lion^[18].
• Vairocana's birthday is recorded as 8th day of the 4th month in the Chinese calendar^[19].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Vairocana include Mount Dainichi^[20], a mountain^[21], in Japan^[22] and Mahavairocana Tantra^[23], a Mahayana sutra^[24].

Why It Matters

Vairocana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for him include Mount Dainichi^[20], a mountain^[21], in Japan^[22] and Mahavairocana Tantra^[23], a Mahayana sutra^[24].