Ādibuddha
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- Indian sources
- Tibetan Buddhism
- In the Nyingma (Ancient) school
- In the Sarma (New Translation) traditions
- In East Asian Buddhism
- In Vaishnavism
- See also
- References
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- Works cited
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thumb|upright=1.2|Vajradhara, the main Ādibuddha, depicted in the Sarma (New Translation) schools of Tibetan Buddhism
The Ādi-Buddha (, Ch: 本佛, Jp: honbutsu, First Buddha, Original Buddha, or Primordial Buddha) is a Mahayana Buddhist concept referring to the most fundamental, supreme, or ancient Buddha in the cosmos. Another common term for this figure is Dharmakāya Buddha.