Dhyāni-Buddha

Dhyāni-Buddha is a Sanskrit compound term from dhyāni ("contemplative, one who meditates") and Buddha (an "awakened one" or "the enlightened one"), which could be translated as "Buddha of Contemplation". In Vajrayana Buddhism, there are five Dhyani-Buddhas, namely Akṣobhya, Amitābha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasaṃbhava, and Vairocana.

The five Dhyani-Buddhas are based on the Yogācāra teachings concerning the Trikaya (Sanskrit Tri: "three", and kaya: "body") doctrine, which posits three "bodies" of the Buddha. The Dhyani-Buddhas are all aspects of the dharmakaya or "truth-body", which embodies the principle of enlightenment.