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| − | [[Buddha lochana]] (Skt. [[Buddhalocanā]]; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སངས་རྒྱས་སྤྱན་]]}}, [[Sangyé Chenma]]; Wyl. [[sangs rgyas spyan ma]]) — Buddha-Lochana - the [[Buddha eye]]; [[consort]] of {{BigTibetan|[[རིན་ཆེན་འབྱུང་གནས]]}}{{BigTibetan|་}} ; [[buddhalocana]] ([[yum]] is [[mi bskyod pa]]; [[locana]], [[yab]] is [[rnam par snang mdzad]]) one of the five {{Wiki|female}} [[buddhas]] and the [[consort]] of [[Akshobhya]]. In the [[Panchakara]] of Advayavajra Samgraha [[Lochana]] is said to be originated from the seed syllable [[Lom]], white in complexion. [[Lochana]] belongs to [[Tathagata]] [[kula]]. Her [[recognition]] [[symbol]] is a [[wheel]]. [[Lochana]] is said to be [[Prajna]] of [[Vairochana]]. [[Lochana]] is said to be similar in {{Wiki|nature}} as [[Lord]] [[Vairochana]]. [[Lochana]] is seated in [[Lalita Asana]] and displays [[Varadamudra]] with her right hand. Her left palm is on the {{Wiki|chest}}. From both the palms rise the stalks of [[lotus]], supporting a [[Vajra]].
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| − | In [[Hevajra Tantra]] and its commentary it is said that [[Lochana]], [[Mamaki]], [[Pandara]] and [[Tara]] represent the [[four elements]] i.e. [[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]] and [[air]]. [[Lochana]] has many [[forms]], some [[peaceful]] and some [[wrathful]]. [[Lochana]] can be found in two armed, six armed and eight armed as described in various [[Mandalas]]. Her images are very rare. A magnificent {{Wiki|image}} of [[Lochana]] can be found in the [[Swayambhu Stupa]]. In the [[Guru]] [[mandala]] [[rite]] of {{Wiki|Nepalese}} [[Buddhists]] [[Vajracharyas]] make [[offerings]] to the five [[Buddhas]] and their [[Prajnas]].
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| − | The special [[characteristic]] of this [[deity]] is that those {{Wiki|devotees}} engrossed in [[delusion]] acquire all pervasive [[wisdom]] through the [[Sadhana]] of [[Buddha]] [[Vairochana]] and [[Lochana]]. It is said that the [[essence]] of [[delusion]] is also [[Dharmakaya]] which is free from [[thought]] constructs. So through the practice, [[delusion]] is transmuted into [[wisdom]] of all pervasive [[awareness]]. ([[Sanskrit]]: Suvisuddha [[Dharmadhatu]] Janana).
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| − | [[Kegon]] [[Buddhism]] ([[Japan]]) {{Wiki|preached}} that the state—the government—was the [[physical]] [[manifestation]] of the [[Buddha]] Lochana’s [[universal]], {{Wiki|interrelated}} [[order]].
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| − | [[Yeshe Tsogyal]] was a [[dakini]] and [[emanation]] of the {{Wiki|female}} [[Buddha]] [[Lochana]]. [[Lochana]] [[Buddha]], complete [[Sambhogakaya]] - [[Lochana]], full and complete [[Sambogakaya]] [[Buddha]]; [[consort]] [[Lochana]] who expresses the mirror-like [[primordial wisdom]]'
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| − | The [[Earth element]] is [[Buddha]] [[Lochana]]. A {{Wiki|female}} [[Buddha]] represents the [[purity]] of the [[element]] [[earth]]. [[Lochana]] A {{Wiki|female}} [[Buddha]] who is the [[manifestation]] of the [[earth element]] of all [[Buddhas]].
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| − | The [[Water element]] is [[Mamaki]];
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| − | The [[Fire element]] is [[Pundarika]];
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| − | The [[Wind]] [[element]] is [[Tara]].
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| | + | [[仏眼]] ( Jpn [[butsu-gen]] ) |
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| | + | The supreme perceptive {{Wiki|faculty}} possessed by a [[Buddha]]. |
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| | + | One of the [[five types of vision]]. |
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| | + | A [[Buddha]] is said to {{Wiki|perceive}} the [[true nature]] of all things and [[phenomena]], transcending limitations of [[time]] and [[space]]. |
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| | + | The [[Nirvana Sutra]] says, "Those who study the teachings of the [[great vehicle]], though they have the [[eyes of ordinary beings]], are said to have the [[eyes of the Buddha]]." |
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| − | [[Buddha]] [[Lochana]]) [[Attachment]] to [[form]] leads to the [[affliction]] of [[anger]] ([[aggression]]). the [[Five Buddhas]] ([[Mamaki]], [[Lochana]], Vajradhatvishvari, Pandara and [[Tara]]) the unity of their qualities and attributes. [[Lochana]] is representing the [[monkhood]].
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| − | {{Wiki|Sun}} [[Buddha]] in which [[Lochana]] was a [[form]] of [[messengers]] had to be sent to Ise to gain the approval of the {{Wiki|Sun}} [[Goddess]] {{Wiki|Amaterasu}} of [[Shinto]] for the erection of the {{Wiki|Sun}} [[Buddha]] statue.
| + | [[仏眼]] (Skt [[Buddhalochana]]; Jpn [[Butsugen]]) |
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| − | Animesha [[Lochana]] [[Chaitya]] Situated on the {{Wiki|north}} {{Wiki|east}} of the [[Mahabodhi Temple]], this is the place where the [[Buddha]] spent the second week in [[meditation]] in [[standing]] [[posture]] gazing at the [[Bodhi Tree]] with motionless [[eyes]] for one whole week.
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| − | [[Vajrapani]] has a towfold role. In the [[Hinayana]] texts he is an {{Wiki|attendant}} of [[Gautama Buddha]] while in the [[Mahayana]] {{Wiki|iconography}} he is a [[Dhyani]] [[Bodhisattva]] and an [[emanation]] of [[Akshobhya]] and his [[Sakti]] is [[Lochana]].
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| − | [[Buddha eye]] | + | Also known as the [[Honored One Buddha Eye]] or [[Buddha Eye Buddha Mother]]. A [[Buddha]] described in [[Esoteric Buddhism]] and believed to be [[Mahavairochana Buddha]] in a different [[form]]. |
| − | [仏眼] ( Jpn butsu-gen ) | |
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| − | The [[supreme]] perceptive faculty possessed by a [[Buddha]]. One of the five types of [[vision]]. A [[Buddha]] is said to {{Wiki|perceive}} the [[true nature]] of all things and [[phenomena]], transcending limitations of [[time]] and [[space]]. The [[Nirvana Sutra]] says, "Those who study the teachings of the [[great vehicle]], though they have the [[eyes]] of ordinary [[beings]], are said to have the [[eyes]] of the [[Buddha]]."
| + | [[Buddha Eye]] is a ]]{{Wiki|personification}} of the [[Buddha's supreme wisdom]], viewed as the source or "mother" of all [[Buddhas]] and [[bodhisattvas]]; hence the [[name]] [[Buddha Eye Buddha Mother]]. |
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| − | [[Buddha Eye]] | + | [[Buddha Eye]] appears on the [[Womb Realm mandala]], a [[mandala]] of the [[True Word]] ( Jpn [[Shingon]]) school. |
| − | [仏眼] (Skt [[Buddhalochana]]; Jpn Butsugen) | |
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| − | Also known as the Honored One [[Buddha Eye]] or [[Buddha Eye]] [[Buddha]] Mother. A [[Buddha]] described in [[Esoteric]] [[Buddhism]] and believed to be [[Mahavairochana]] [[Buddha]] in a different [[form]]. [[Buddha Eye]] is a [[personification]] of the [[Buddha's]] [[supreme wisdom]], viewed as the source or "mother" of all [[Buddhas]] and [[bodhisattva]]s; hence the [[name]] [[Buddha Eye]] [[Buddha]] Mother. [[Buddha Eye]] appears on the [[Womb Realm mandala]], a [[mandala]] of the [[True Word]] ( Jpn [[Shingon]]) school. The ceremony of [[Buddha Eye]], an [[esoteric]] [[ritual]], employed a [[mandala]] with [[Buddha Eye]] seated in the center as an [[object]] of devotion, to which [[prayers]] were [[offered]] to bring an end to {{Wiki|calamities}} and misfortune.
| + | The [[ceremony of Buddha Eye]], an [[esoteric ritual]], employed a [[mandala]] with [[Buddha Eye]] seated in the center as an [[object of devotion]], to which [[prayers]] were [[offered]] to bring an end to {{Wiki|calamities}} and misfortune. |
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