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Video: Ratnasambhava Buddha

Fact Sheet:
Identity: A deity/Buddha
Tantra Class: Charya, Yoga & Anuttarayoga Tantra
Source Text: Tattvasamgraha Tantra, Sarvadurgati Parishodana Tantra, Guhyasamaja Tantra etc.
Function/activity: Qualities, Enrichment
Metaphor: Good qualities, purification of pride, variable

Special Characteristics:
Appearance: Buddha, Peaceful (Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya)
Colour: Yellow
Gesture: Supreme Generosity, Meditation
Attributes: None, Jewel
Consort: Mamaki
Mount: Horse supported throne

Ratnasambhava, Buddha (Tibetan: rin chen jung den, sang gye): a principal buddha within Vajrayana Buddhism representing the qualities of enlightenment and associated with the southern quarter of a mandala, residing in the Ratnakuta buddhafield.

Ratnasambhava is primarily associated with Vajrayana Buddhism and originates in the Tantric Literature of the Charya, Yoga and Anuttarayoga Tantra classes. He is most commonly depicted in the set of the Five Symbolic Buddhas.

There are two main types of Ratnasambhava:
- Buddha Appearance (nirmanakaya)
- Peaceful Appearance (sambhogakaya)

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Jeff Watt 9-2005 [updated 8-2013, 6-2017, 2-2020]