Adibuddha

Adibuddha (S): The original Buddha, eternal with no beginning and with no end.

Adi Buddha (the primeval buddha) The original BUDDHA. Buddhist. The primordial force in the cosmos from whom the five DHYANIBUDDHAS arose. The embodiment of the concept of emptiness. He is considered by some authorities to be identical with Vaharaja and Vajrasattva. His image, sitting on a lotus leaf, is often carried by other Buddhist deities.

Epithets

include Svabhava (self-creating), Svayambhu (self-enlightened)

Adi-buddha: A concept in Mahayana Buddhism of an eternal Buddha with no beginning and with no end. He is self-created and originally revealed himself in the form of a blue flame coming out of a lotus. Over time this symbol became personified in the form of the Adibuddha.

In Mahayana Buddhism, the idea evolved, probably inspired by the monotheism of Islam, that ultimately there is only one absolute power that creates itself. He is infinite, self-created and originally revealed himself in the form of a blue flame coming out of a lotus. Over time this symbol was also personified in the form of the Adi-Buddha.

There are various forms and manifestations in which this supreme essence of Buddhahood becomes manifest.The First or Original Buddha. The primordial and eternal Buddha with no beginning or end.

He is self-created and originally revealed himself in the form of a blue flame coming out of a lotus. Over time this symbol became personified in the form of the Adibuddha.

In Tibetan Buddhism, the Adibuddha is variously referred to as Vajradhara or Samantabhadra/Samantabhadri (these being a male-female pair).