Vairocana, white lord of the buddha family, presides over the center of the mandala as he holds his yum,Mamaki, in close embrace. The Wheel of the Dharma he holds in his hand is the symbol of his family and the cosmic element of sky, or space, -consciousness, itself. His path transmutes the poisons of stupidity, dullness, and ignorance into the all-encompasing wisdom of the recognition of non-dual awareness.