Buddha Vajradhara

Buddha Vajradhara.

Buddha Vajradhara [alt. Vajradhāra] (T. rdo rje 'chang; C. Jingangchi; J. Kongōji; K. Kŭmgangji 金剛持). The representational form of the primordial buddha (ādibuddha) according to the Sarma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

According to the Sarma tradition, Buddha Vajradhara is "the primordial buddha, personification of the dharmakaya - the truth body of enlightenment and progenitor of the Vajrayana system of Buddhism."

The New (Sarma) Schools, from the 11th century onward, believe that Vajradhara is the secret, or inner, form of Shakyamuni Buddha and the combined essence of all the buddhas of the ten directions and three periods of time gathered as one. In Anuttarayoga Tantra it is Vajradhara who emanates forth the forms of the Five Symbolic Buddhas and Vajrasattva followed by the meditational deities such as Guhyasamaja, Shri Hevajra and Chakrasamvara.

According to the Nyingma tradition, Vajradhara is an activity emanation of Buddha Samantabhadra.

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University 

External links

• Vajradhara Buddha Main Page, Himalayan Art Resources
• rdo_rje_'chang, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• Vajradhara, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• Adi-Buddha, Wikipedia
• Vajradhara, Rigpa Shedra Wiki