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[[File:Sarvavid Vairochana, From a Set of the Five Jina Buddhas, based on Complete Purification of All Evil Rebirths (Sarva Durgati Parishodana Tantra) LACMA AC1994.121.1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Central Tibet, circa late 13th | [[File:Sarvavid Vairochana, From a Set of the Five Jina Buddhas, based on Complete Purification of All Evil Rebirths (Sarva Durgati Parishodana Tantra) LACMA AC1994.121.1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Multi-headed Sarvavid Vairochana, Central Tibet, circa late 13th – early 14th century. <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sarvavid_Vairochana,_From_a_Set_of_the_Five_Jina_Buddhas,_based_on_Complete_Purification_of_All_Evil_Rebirths_(Sarva_Durgati_Parishodana_Tantra)_LACMA_AC1994.121.1_(cropped).jpg]</ref>]] | ||
With regard to śūnyatā, the massive size and brilliance of Vairocana statues serve as a reminder that all conditioned existence is empty and without a permanent identity, whereas the Dharmakāya is beyond concepts. | With regard to śūnyatā, the massive size and brilliance of Vairocana statues serve as a reminder that all conditioned existence is empty and without a permanent identity, whereas the Dharmakāya is beyond concepts. | ||