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They correspond to the sambhogakayas of the five
Tathagatas.
Third in our homage is the adi-buddha, corresponding to
the dharmakaya. The Gelugpas never teach that the
dharmakaya can have form. In the Nyingmapa teachings,
however, the adi-buddha may or may not have form.
When depicted, the image is white or blue in color
(signifying the nature of dharmas), naked (indicating the
nature of voidness) and in union with his consort (the
union of compassion and wisdom). "Adi" is taken to
mean "no beginning and no end" according to
Nyingmapa tradition and, although symbolically
represented by an image, is essentially formless. Such
ideas are wonderful but not easily grasped by neophytes.
(Some scholars have confused the adi-buddha with the
conception of a unique creator-God.) The adi-buddha
Samantabhadra should not, of course, be confounded
with the bodhisattva of the same name.
All three objects of worship are identified in the Buddha
of entity (adi-buddha), and in turn this produces the five
Tathagatas. We should humbly revere this profound
conception.
B. How Esoteric Meditations Excel Exoteric
Doctrines
1. No Comparison
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