rin chen bkod pa
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Lit. "Jewel-Array." Name of one of the bodhisattvas in the original assembly (rendered in Tibetan as {rin chen bkod pa}); also the name (with several renderings in Tibetan) of a Buddha who presides in the universe called Anantaguṇaratnavyūha, yet who comes to Vimalakīrti's house at the latter's supplication, to participate in the esoteric teachings. He can be identified with the Tathāgata Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the five major buddhas of the Guhyasamājatantra.
The name by which Ratnavara will be known when he becomes a buddha.
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