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VAJRĀSANA—(see Bodhi-maṇḍa)—A diamond throne, the miraculous throne under the Bodhi-tree at Gaya, on which Buddha and his predecessors sat when attaining perfect wisdom.
(1) "Bodhimanḍa is the name of the miraculous throne under the Bodhi-tree at Bodh Gaya, also called the Vajrasana or