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Vairocana (Buddhist deity)

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Personal name headingVairocana (Buddhist deity)
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Variant(s)Mahavairochana (Buddhist deity)
Vairochana (Buddhist deity)
Mahāvairocana (Buddhist deity)
Rushana (Buddhist deity)
Birushana (Buddhist deity)
Roshana (Buddhist deity)
Rnam par snang mdzad (Buddhist deity)
Dari rulai (Buddhist deity)
Piluzhena (Buddhist deity)
Dainichi Nyorai (Buddhist deity)
Taeil yŏrae (Buddhist deity)
Pirojana (Buddhist deity)
盧舎那 (Buddhist deity)
盧遮那 (Buddhist deity)
毘盧遮那 (Buddhist deity)
Special noteNon-Latin script references not evaluated
Found inKodai, chūsei no jikū to izon, 2013: p. 57, 2nd group (盧舎那仏 = Rushanabutsu)
Britannica online, June 26, 2014 (Vairochana; also called, Mahavairochana; supreme Buddha)
Wikipedia, June 26, 2014 (Vairocana; also, Vairochana or Mahāvairocana; celestial buddha)
Nihon kokugo d.j., June 26, 2014 (盧遮那仏 = Rushanabutsu; r; 盧舎那仏 = Rushanabutsu; r; abbreviation of: 毘盧遮那仏 = Birushanabutsu; r)
Princeton dictionary of Buddhism, Sept. 5, 2014 (Vairocana; T. Rnam par snang mdzad; C. Dari rulai/ Piluzhena; J. Dainichi nyorai/Birushana; K. Taeil yŏrae/ Pirojana; Resplendent; one of the five buddhas (pañcatathāgata) and the chief buddha of the Tathāgatakula)
Dictionary of Buddhism, Sept. 5, 2014 (Vairocana; Illuminator; one of the five Jinas)
Westminster dictionary of Christian spirituality, 1983: p. 61 (Vairochana; variant: Roshana; Hindu title for the sun)
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