PREFACE

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Sakyamuni Buddha

Chapter II

The Transmission Lineage

The Almighty Buddha Great Sun or Mahavairocana
Buddha preached Secret Buddhism. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
who was the former attendant of Sakyamuni Buddha became
Vajrapani Bodhisattva, attendant of Vairocana Buddha.

Tathagatha Mahavairocana resides in the heaven of
Mahesvara (or Mahamahesvara) in the palace of the Diamond
Dharma realm. He preached the secret teachings to Vajrapani
Bodhisattva and other Bodhisattvas from the ten directions
through his Incarnate Body, Sakyamuni Buddha, on the seventh
day of his enlightenment. This could be called the original
creation of the True Words sect.

Vajrapani Bodhisattva received
the ceremony of Abhisekha to inherit
the precious Dharma of Vairocana
Buddha. His mission was to impart
the teachings to the world. He had
written The Mahavairocana Sutra and
the Vajrasekhara Sutra. Each has
about ten thousand invocations, and he
created the Garbhadhatu Mandala and
the Vajradhatu Mandala.
The Garbhadhatu Mandala:
This type of Mandala is a picture symbolizing the universe and
Garbhadatu Mandala means the Womb Realm. According to
Mahavairocana Sutra: