noun
Mahavairocana; Great Sun Buddha; Dainichi Nyorai
The central Buddha in Shingon and other esoteric Buddhist traditions, representing the cosmic, all-illuminating truth. Often referred to as Dainichi Nyorai (大日如来).
大日如来は真言宗の本尊です。
Dainichi Nyorai is the principal object of worship in Shingon Buddhism.
大日経は大日如来の教えを説いています。
The Mahavairocana Sutra expounds the teachings of Mahavairocana.