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In [[tantra|tantric]] iconography the '''sun disc and moon disc''' are the customary '''seats''' for both [[buddha]]s and [[yidam]]s. The sun symbolizes jnana, or [[wisdom]], while the moon is a symbol of [[bodhichitta]], or compassion. <ref>''The Heart of the Buddha'', page 438, in ''The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa'', Volume 3, published by Shambhala Publications.</ref>
In [[tantra|tantric]] iconography the '''sun disc and moon disc''' are the customary '''seats''' for both [[buddha]]s and [[yidam]]s. The sun symbolizes jnana, or [[wisdom]], while the moon is a symbol of [[bodhichitta]], or compassion.<ref>''The Heart of the Buddha'', page 438, in ''The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa'', Volume 3, published by Shambhala Publications.</ref>
 
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...the sandwiched union of the sun and moon discs represents the [[Vajrayana]] as symbols of conjoined wisdom and compassion.....the sun disc is like a fiery lens which ripens the sprout of [[enlightenment]]; the moon disc like a frosted crystal lens which cools with its white rays of [[compassion]]. <ref> ''The Encyclopaedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs'', Robert Beer, published by Serindia Publications, ISBN 1 932476 10 5 </ref>


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In tantric iconography the sun disc and moon disc are the customary seats for both buddhas and yidams. The sun symbolizes jnana, or wisdom, while the moon is a symbol of bodhichitta, or compassion.[1]

References

  1. ↑ The Heart of the Buddha, page 438, in The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 3, published by Shambhala Publications.
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