Ichiji Kinrin
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Ichiji Kinrin (Ekākṣaroṣṇīṣacakra) is a manifestation of both the cosmic buddha Vairocana and the sacred syllable bhrūṃ. He is a symbol of ultimate reality. Mahākāla-Daikokuten was identified with Ichiji Kinrin.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Medieval esoteric Buddhism.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, Kenrō Jijin, Ugajin, Ōkuninushi, Benzaiten, Ebisu, Kotoshironushi, Acala, Sukunabikona, Isana
- syncretized with
- Mahākāla-Daikokuten
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“He was identified with Ichiji Kinrin (Ekākṣaroṣṇīṣacakra, a manifestation of both the cosmic buddha Vairocana – specifically, Vairocana's head knob or uṣṇīṣa – and the sacred syllable bhrūṃ) and thus a symbol of ultimate reality, but also with the directional deity Īśāna (who as noted earlier was another deity derived from Shiva), who is also”
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