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In tantric iconography the sun disc and moon disc are the customary seats for both buddhas and yidams. The sun symbolizes jnana, or wisdom, while the moon is a symbol of bodhichitta, or compassion. [1]
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...the sandwiched union of the sun and moon discs represents the Vajrayana as symbols of conjoined wisdom and compassion.....the sun disc is like a fiery lens which ripens the sprout of enlightenment; the moon disc like a frosted crystal lens which cools with its white rays of compassion. [2]