Item: Vajradhara Buddha - (solitary)

Vajradhara, Buddha (Tibetan: dor je chang, sang gye. English: the Vajra Holder, Enlightened One). The primordial buddha, personification of the dharmakaya - truth body of enlightenment and progenitor of the Vajrayana system of Buddhism.

Sanskrit: Vajradhara Tibetan: Dor je chang

'Master of all-pervasive pristine awareness,
Unmoving great bliss of dharmata,
Unsurpassed treasure of wishing jewels;
Homage to the great Vajradhara.' (Nyingma liturgical verse).

The Sarma schools hold Vajradhara as the secret form of Shakyamuni Buddha and the combined essence of all buddhas of the ten directions and three periods of time gathered as one. It is from Vajradhara that such meditational deities as Guhyasamaja, Shri Hevajra and Chakrasamvara arise. According to the Nyingmapa School Vajradhara is an activity emanation of buddha Samantabhadra.

Jeff Watt [updated 4-2023]