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Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva (Sanskrit: वज्रसत्त्व; Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ, Dorje Sempa, 'Vajra Being') represents primordial purity and serves as the core practice of karmic purification in Tibetan Buddhism.

Origins and Canonical Sources

This term is rooted in canonical sutras and traditional commentaries of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism, understood as a rigorous contemplative technology for mind training.

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