Dhyānī Buddha-s [ - ] A concept in esoteric Buddhism. The Buddha-s produced by meditation through the Ādi Buddha are known as Dhyānī-Buddha-s. Mahā-Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasaṃbhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi are known as Dhyānī-Buddha-s. There are four of them in four directions and Mahā-Vairocana occupies the central position. They are the creative aspects of the primordial Buddha, that is, the Ādi-Buddha and are the creators of the phenomenal world. In the tantric ritual there are various methods or sādhanā-s to attain perfections (siddhi-s). Dhyānī-Buddha-s are worshipped as deities in these sādhanā-s.

(For details see Vajrayānam.)

Buddhānusmṛti - A Glossary of Buddhist Terms