Sarvavid Vairochana – The “All-knowing Illuminator”
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Orientation 2
Display 3
ABS 121
Code: ABS 121
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1500 - 1600
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 9.9 x 15.4 x 7.9
Materials: Copper
Sarvavid Vairochana – “The All-knowing Illuminator”
This four-faced form of Vairochana, the “Illuminator,” sits legs crossed in meditation, his hands joined in his lap in contemplation. Young and handsome, he is richly adorned with the jewels and silk garments befitting divine manifestations.
Of the five transcendent Buddhas or Jinas, Vairochana is the central Buddha, lord of the Buddha family, and his skin is of white colour. His symbol is the wheel, and he transmutes the mental poison of ignorance-dullness into the wisdom of all-encompassing space.
Under this four-faced aspect, Vairochana is known as the “All-knowing.” He is a meditation deity presiding a mandala of 37 deities.
This four-faced form of Vairochana, the “Illuminator,” sits legs crossed in meditation, his hands joined in his lap in contemplation. Young and handsome, he is richly adorned with the jewels and silk garments befitting divine manifestations.
Of the five transcendent Buddhas or Jinas, Vairochana is the central Buddha, lord of the Buddha family, and his skin is of white colour. His symbol is the wheel, and he transmutes the mental poison of ignorance-dullness into the wisdom of all-encompassing space.
Under this four-faced aspect, Vairochana is known as the “All-knowing.” He is a meditation deity presiding a mandala of 37 deities.