Vajrasattva

THE CORPUS HELD NO PURIFICATION DEITY AT ALL, in a family of traditions where the hundred-syllable mantra is among the most-recited practices there is. TYPE deity IS THE NEAREST CATEGORY THIS SCHEMA HAS AND THE TRADITION DOES NOT USE IT; lane 26 escalated this and nothing is decided here.

Domains

• purification
• sambhogakaya

Relations

• sambhogakaya of: VajradharaIn-batch and reciprocated.Reference treatment of Vajradhara (Dorje Chang) and Vajrasattva: Vajradhara, 'Holder of the Vajra' or 'Bearer of the Diamond Thunderbolt', is revered in Vajrayana as the primordial buddha and the embodiment of the dharmakaya, the formless timeless truth body of enlightenment, and in the Kagyu and Sakya schools he is the supreme source of all tantric transmission, every lineage of tantric teaching tracing its origin directly back to him; Vajrasattva is his sambhogakaya embodiment, the subtle body of limitless form through which Vajradhara manifests in pure realms accessible to realised practitioners, a relationship described as one of the most important doctrinal relationships in Vajrayana; Vajrasattva is both a highly accomplished bodhisattva and a primordial buddha, and is invoked for his role in purifying mistakes made during rituals and religious practice. (secondary)

Sources

• The saṃbhogakāya embodiment of Vajradhara, the subtle body of limitless form through which he manifests in pure realms, and both a highly accomplished bodhisattva and a primordial buddha; invoked for the purification of mistakes made in ritual and practice.: Reference treatment of Vajradhara (Dorje Chang) and Vajrasattva: Vajradhara, 'Holder of the Vajra' or 'Bearer of the Diamond Thunderbolt', is revered in Vajrayana as the primordial buddha and the embodiment of the dharmakaya, the formless timeless truth body of enlightenment, and in the Kagyu and Sakya schools he is the supreme source of all tantric transmission, every lineage of tantric teaching tracing its origin directly back to him; Vajrasattva is his sambhogakaya embodiment, the subtle body of limitless form through which Vajradhara manifests in pure realms accessible to realised practitioners, a relationship described as one of the most important doctrinal relationships in Vajrayana; Vajrasattva is both a highly accomplished bodhisattva and a primordial buddha, and is invoked for his role in purifying mistakes made during rituals and religious practice. (secondary)