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Vairochana Buddha can best be understood in three different ways: [1] as the principal character in a number of Buddhist sutras, [2] as a meditational deity used in ritual practices, [3] as a familiar image depicted in early painting and sculpture. Vairochana is also one of the pre-eminent Buddhas in Tantric Buddhism along with Akshobhya and Amitabha. In some Sutra and Tantra explanations Vairochana is seen as a universal form of Shakyamuni Buddha and therefore especially important in the early development and history of Tantric Buddhism.