Category:Budha
Common name: Vairocana
Other name:
Japanese name: Birusyana butsu
Japanese name in Kanji: 毘盧遮那仏
Sanskrit/Hindi name: Vairocana
Description: Vairocana is the name of the king of the Asuras (King Ashura) originating from India. It is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word “Vairochana”, which translates to “light all around” and means the sun. His Japanese name is Vairocana Buddha, or is also known as Rushana Buddha for short. He is the head of the Kegon sect of Buddhism, and the Great Buddha of Nara is a statue of this Buddha.