Ādi-buddha (English spelling) Adibuddha

Japanese: Ādi-buddha(英語表記)Adibuddha
Ādi-buddha (English spelling) Adibuddha

...Buddha as the origin of the universe. It is used by Buddhist scholars in recent years as a translation of the Sanskrit Ādi-buddha. In Tibet, it refers to the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, the dharmakaya of Vairocana Buddha, and in Nepal it refers to the Bodhisattva Manjusri, also known as Svayambu (the natural born).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ādi-buddha" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…宇宙の根源としての仏。サンスクリットのアーディ・ブッダĀdi‐buddhaの訳語として近年の仏教学者が用いている。チベットでは毘盧遮那(びるしやな)仏の法身である普賢菩薩を,ネパールではスバヤンブー(自然生)とも称される文殊菩薩を指す。…

※「Ādi-buddha」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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