ID: 901002242 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002242	Record Type: Character/Person

	Vairocana (Buddhist deity)

Note: A celestial buddha.

Names:

	Vairocana (Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Mahāvairocana (Buddhist deity) (Sanskrit (transliterated))
	वैरोचन (Buddhist deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Vairocana (Buddhist deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Uho Doji
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Uho Doji (Buddhist character)) [901002347]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhist
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Vairocana (Buddhist deity)
	................Bhattacharyya, Indian Buddhist Iconography (1924)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Mahāvairocana (Buddhist deity)
	................Bhattacharyya, Indian Buddhist Iconography (1924)
	वैरोचन (Buddhist deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairocana#/media/File:Bulguksageumdongbirojanabuljwasang_(Seated_gilt-bronze_vairocana_buddha_statue_of_Bulguksa_Temple).jpg