Vikurvanavairocana, Vikurvaṇavairocana, Vikurvana-vairocana: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Vikurvanavairochana.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVikurvaṇavairocana (विकुर्वणवैरोचन) is the name of a Buddha, according the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 51. Accordingly, “this is what is said in the Cheou-leng-yen-king (Śūraṃgamasūtra): The life of the Buddha Chen-t’ong-pien-tchao (Vikurvaṇavairocana) is 700,000 incalculable periods (asaṃkhyeyakalpa). The Buddha Śākyamuni said to Mañjuśrī: ‘That buddha is myself’, and the Buddha Vairocana in turn said: ‘The Buddha Śākyamuni is myself’.”
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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