He is surrounded by eight Buddhas and bodhisattvas (clockwise from top: Ratnasambhava, Samantabhadra, Samkusumitaraja, Manjusri, Amitabha, Avalokitesvara, Amoghasiddhi, Maitreya)
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm (Skt. garbhakosa-dhatu, Japanese: 胎蔵界 taizōkai) is the metaphysical space inhabited by the Five Wisdom Kings.
The Womb Realm is based on the Mahāvairocana Sutra.
The name of the mandala derives from chapter 2 of the sutra, where it is said that Mahāvairocana Buddha revealed the mandala's secret teachings to his disciple Vajrasattva from his "womb of compassion".[1]
In other translations, the term matrix realm or Matrix Mandala are used.[2]
The Womb Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Diamond Realm (vajradhatu) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms.
This mandala, along with the Diamond Realm, form the core of Japanese Shingon and Tendai Buddhist rituals, including the initiation or abhiseka ritual.
In this ritual, new initiates are blindfolded and asked to toss a flower upon a mandala.
Where the flower lands helps decide which Buddhist figure the student should devote themselves to.[3]
In traditional Shingon halls, the Womb Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall, symbolizing the young stage of Mahāvairocana Buddha.[4]
胎藏界（梵文：garbhakosa-dhatu），密宗術語，藏傳佛教稱為行續、行怛特羅、或二俱續、事二俱瑜伽，以密續《大日經》為中心所形成的一個密宗流派。
它與金剛界合稱兩部大法，或兩部純密，形成唐密的主體。
胎藏界的梵文，源自於梵文字根garbha，有隱藏、包含之意，在密宗之中，意指為佛性、或如來藏。
胎藏界以《大日經》「菩提心為因，大悲為根本，以方便而至究竟」三句義為根本。
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm (Skt. garbhakosa-dhatu, Japanese: 胎蔵界 taizōkai) is the metaphysical space inhabited by the Five Wisdom Kings.
The Womb Realm is based on the Mahāvairocana Sutra.
The name of the mandala derives from chapter 2 of the sutra, where it is said that Mahāvairocana Buddha revealed the mandala's secret teachings to his disciple Vajrasattva from his "womb of compassion".[1]
In other translations, the term matrix realm or Matrix Mandala are used.[2]
The Womb Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Diamond Realm (vajradhatu) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms.
This mandala, along with the Diamond Realm, form the core of Japanese Shingon and Tendai Buddhist rituals, including the initiation or abhiseka ritual.
In this ritual, new initiates are blindfolded and asked to toss a flower upon a mandala.
Where the flower lands helps decide which Buddhist figure the student should devote themselves to.[3]
In traditional Shingon halls, the Womb Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall, symbolizing the young stage of Mahāvairocana Buddha.[4]
In this setting, the Diamond Realm Mandala is hung on the west wall symbolizing the final realization of Mahāvairocana Buddha.
胎藏界（梵文：garbhakosa-dhatu），密宗術語，藏傳佛教稱為行續、行怛特羅、或二俱續、事二俱瑜伽，以密續《大日經》為中心所形成的一個密宗流派。
它與金剛界合稱兩部大法，或兩部純密，形成唐密的主體。
在它之前形成的密法則稱為雜密。
在中國，此宗在唐朝之後失傳，但傳入日本，在日本茁壯。
胎藏界的梵文，源自於梵文字根garbha，有隱藏、包含之意，在密宗之中，意指為佛性、或如來藏。
認為人皆具備如來藏佛性，是一切眾生本有的清淨菩提心，真常不變，胎藏心中；
大日如來代表的就是這個本有的清淨菩提心。
修行真言密法的目的，就是在於發揚這個清淨菩提心，使自己與大日如來合一。
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