1194 index
female demons assisting in magical
treasure hunting described in, 203
Jin’gang kongbu jihui fangguang guiyi
Guanzizai pusa sanshi zuishengxin
mingwang da weili wushusemo
mingwang jing summarized, 54–55
T.1227, 212
translation of by Ajitasena, 110n.58
Ucchusma (Lord of Filth), Zhenyan ̣
tradition and, 110
Uich’ŏn, Sin’pyŏnchejon kyojang ch’ongnok
compiled by, 457
rapprochement between Korean
Buddhist traditions and, 598
UNESCO
institutional change affected by, 14
Kii mountain range recognized by,
1030
unified three secrets
and bodhisattva vows, 85
rise of esoteric Buddhism and, 83–87
upāsaka. See ubasoku
usṇ̣īṣa (“buddha-crowns”)
daibutchō-hō for Emperor Shōmu, 669
Ekāksara-uṣ ̣ṇīṣa-cakravartin, and
emergence of tantric Buddhism, 23,
269, 272
Ekāksara-uṣ ̣ṇīṣa-cakravartin, and
homa, 137, 269
mentioned, 73, 758
ritual texts for, 31–32
Usṇ̣īṣa buddhas
example of ichiji kinrin butchō,
One-syllable Golden Sphere of
Buddha’s Pate, 861
mentioned, 764, 921
Usṇ̣īṣa system
Amoghapāśa literature and, 24
Taimitsu tantrism and, 766
Usṇ̣īṣāvijayā (Buddha Mother) 588
cult of during the Xixia, 510
Usṇ̣īs āṿ ijayā-dhāraṇī, Jin period use of
as indicative of Xixia tantric influence,
507
Uṣṇīṣāvijayā-dhāraṇī sūtra
altar construction and homa offerings
according to, 371–73
burial practices and, 390n.41
inscription on pillars of, 386, 387f.2,
388, 483, 507
integration of into transformation
tableau at Dunhuang, 371
Mandala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas
(Bada pusa mantuluo) and, 373
mandalas (mantuoluo) construction
and, 371–74
mentioned, 32, 165, 300
Mogao Caves in Dunhuang and,
371–73, 371n.22
Nara period availability of, 665
transformation of structure of, 177–78,
180
translation by Dharmadeva of, 448
See also Sarvadurgatipasriśodhana-
usṇ̣īṣāvijayā-dhāraṇī sūtra T.
967–971
Vairocana
Acala as manifestation of, 106
Amoghavajra’s promotion of rituals
associated with, 356, 516
Amoghavajra Yoga lineage and, 317
Baodingshan depiction of, 504pl.5
blending of exoteric/esoteric elements
in iconography of, 498, 503, 507,
593–94, 612, 904
as central dhyāni buddha, 279, 406,
507
as cosmic magician, 201
depictions in caves at Dunhuang,
Longmen and Yungang of, 217–18,
402, 403f.1, 905n.2
as dharmakāya explained, 91, 505
distinguished from Mahāvairocana,
91–92, 217–18, 837
early esoteric cults in eastern Sichuan
and, 395, 412, 413f.4, 414, 433–34
iconography and, 92
Liu Benzun and, 432, 434
as Mahāyāna deity, 24, 91–92
mantra of light chanting practices and,
784–85
mentioned, 66, 309, 332, 370, 406, 408,
411, 432
mid-Dali period images of, 490–93
mudrās of, 218, 402, 461, 491, 507
popularity of during the Jin, 484
role of Av at a ṃsaka in evolution of,
90, 92
Śākyamuni and, 91–92, 593
Sanskrit letter A as label of
dharmakāya principle of, 311, 644
Shanhua Temple depictions of, 507
Tang Dynasty Chang’an consecration
arenas and, 287–88
Virocana and, 837
visualization practices associated with,
190–91