noun
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
A major esoteric Buddhist scripture, central to Shingon and other Vajrayana traditions. Also known in Japanese as 大日経 (Dainichi-kyō).
大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経は、真言宗の根本経典の一つです。
The Mahavairocana Sutra is one of the fundamental scriptures of the Shingon school.
Common abbreviated Japanese name for the same sutra; more frequently used in everyday Buddhist references.
The title is a direct transliteration and translation from the Sanskrit Mahāvairocana-sūtra, referring to the cosmic Buddha Vairocana.