Vajrasattva is a bodhisattva in Vajrayana Buddhism. Vajrasattva appears especially in the Yoga Sutras. Vajrasattva is usually depicted as a white seated figure, in tantric union with a consort, and is associated with purification.

Published November 10, 2022

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