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'''Akanishtha''' ([['og min]]). The 'highest;' the realm of [[Vajradhara]], the enlightened sphere the [[dharmakaya buddha]]. Often used as a synonym for '[[dharmadhatu]].' <br>
For a discussion of the various types of Akanishtha, see [[Gyurme Dorje]]'s translation of [[Longchen Rabjam]]'s [[phyogs bcu mun sel]].


'''Vajradhara''' ([[rdo rje 'chang]]). 'Vajra-holder.' The [[dharmakaya buddha]] of the [[Sarma Schools]]. Can also refer to one's personal teacher of [[Vajrayana]] or to the all-embracing [[buddha nature]].
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adapted from "Vajradhara" on [http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.vajradhara.html]
 
Vajradhara is the primordial Buddha, the Dharmakaya Buddha. Vajradhara, depicted as dark blue in colour, expresses the quintessence of buddhahood itself. Thus, Vajradhara represents the essence of the historical Buddha's realization of enlightenment.
 
Historically, in our time and age, Prince Siddhartha demonstrated the attainment of enlightenment under the bodhi tree in Bodhgaya over 2500 years ago, and then became known far and wide as the Buddha, the Awakened One. According to buddhist reckoning, he was the fourth historic Buddha of this fortunate eon, in which a thousand Buddhas are to appear. Prince Siddhartha's achievement of enlightenment, the realization, or wisdom of enlightenment itself, is called the [[Dharmakaya]], the body of truth. When he expresses that realization through subtle symbols, his realization is called the [[Sambhogakaya]], the body of enjoyment. When such realization manifests in a more accessible or physical form for all sentient beings, as the historical Shakyamuni Buddha for instance, it is called the [[Nirmanakaya]], the body of manifestation.
 
The Dharmakaya, synonymous with Vajradhara Buddha, is the source of all the manifestations of enlightenment.
 
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Akanishtha ('og min). The 'highest;' the realm of Vajradhara, the enlightened sphere the dharmakaya buddha. Often used as a synonym for 'dharmadhatu.'
For a discussion of the various types of Akanishtha, see Gyurme Dorje's translation of Longchen Rabjam's phyogs bcu mun sel.

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