Vajrasattva

Glossary

A bodhisattva in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism, he is primarily associated with the Akshobhya Buddha. Iconographically, he is white in color with a vajra or thunderbolt in his right hand and an upturned bell or ghanta in his left. Some sub-traditions of Buddhism regard him as the second patriarch of Buddhism after Vairochana Buddha. Within Tibetan Buddhism, rituals related to him are believed to purify the mind and soul.

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Vajrasattva%newline%A bodhisattva in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism, he is primarily associated with the Akshobhya Buddha. Iconographically, he is white in color with a vajra or thunderbolt in his right hand and an upturned bell or ghanta in his left. Some sub-traditions of Buddhism regard him as the second patriarch of Buddhism after Vairochana Buddha. Within Tibetan Buddhism, rituals related to him are believed to purify the mind and soul.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Vajrasattva”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/vajrasattva/
MLA	“Vajrasattva.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/vajrasattva/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Vajrasattva. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/vajrasattva/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)