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Definition[1]

Vajrasattva, cf. 金剛薩埵, who is king of Yakṣas and guardian of the secret of Buddhas.

 

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

全稱金剛手祕密主。即金剛薩埵。於諸經中,金剛手與祕密主之名互出。金剛薩埵名祕密主,有深淺二義,若依淺略釋,則祕密主為夜叉王之異名,夜叉之身口意速疾隱祕,難以了知;金剛薩埵現此夜叉王之身,手執金剛杵,常為諸佛侍衛,故稱金剛手祕密主。若依深祕解之,夜叉者即如來身語意密,唯佛與佛乃能了知,而金剛薩埵執持諸佛之祕密,故稱祕密主。〔大日經疏卷一〕

Source
佛光電子大辭典
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