page_title: Tantra techniques (Vajrayana)
section_title: Tantra
hierarchical_section_title: Tantra techniques (Vajrayana) / Tantra
caption_attribution_description: English: Center of a Garbhadhatu (Sanskrit) or Taizo-kai (jp.) - Mandala. Adibuddha Vairochana, surrounded by four further Adibuddhas (golden) and four Bodhisattvas (white); clockwise from top: Ratnaketu, Samantabhadra, Samkusumitaraja, Manjushri, Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, Divyadundhubhimeghanirghosa, Maitreya. Location:Tokyo, Japan. Deutsch: Zentraler Bildausschnitt eines Garbhadhatu (Sanskrit) or Taizo-kai (jp.) - Mandalas. Der Adibuddha Vairocana, umgeben von vier weiteren Adibuddhas (goldfarben) und vier Bodhisattvas (weiß); im Uhrzeigersinn, oben beginnend: Ratnaketu, Samantabhadra, Samkusumitaraja, Manjushri, Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, Divyadundhubhimeghanirghosa, Maitreya.
context_page_description: Tantra techniques in Vajrayana Buddhism are techniques used to attain Buddhahood.
context_section_description: Vajrayana partially relies on various tantric techniques rooted in scriptures such as tantras and various tantric commentaries and treatises. Tantra is defined as an inner realization that functions to prevent ordinary appearances and conceptions and to accomplish the four complete purities of a Buddha (environment, body, enjoyments and deeds)."
caption: Detail of the mandala shown above. This is a Garbhadhatu mandala, representing Vairocana Buddha surrounded by eight Buddhas and bodhisattvas (clockwise from top: Ratnaketu, Samantabhadra, Samkusumitaraja, Manjusri, Amitabha, Avalokitesvara, Dundubhinirghosa, Maitreya).
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