Dainichi Nyorai

Vairocana, also known as Mahāvairocana, is a major Buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. He is often compared to the Sun, because both bestow their light impartially upon all beings. However, unlike the Sun, whose light can be blocked, and which disappears at night, Vairocana's light is seen by Buddhists as omnipresent, impossible to block, and shines eternally. Hence, he is called the "Great Sun". In East Asian Buddhism, Vairocana is called 大日如來code: zho promoted to code: zh or 毘盧遮那佛code: zho promoted to code: zh .