Dainichi Nyorai is the highest ranking Buddha in Mikkyo (Japanese Tantric Buddhism) born around 1300 years ago in India. In Japan, it was spread by Kobo-Daishi, Kukai and Saicho and was rapidly popularized in the Heian period. The "Dainichi" in Dainichi Nyorai means "great sun" and it is said that its presence is the universe itself. Unlike the other Nyorai, it is unique in that the deity looks glamorous, wearing crowns and jewels.