"The Glorious Sandalwood" (tsan-ldan-dpal, Chandanasri) sits in the north-westeren direction in the celestial field 'pervaded by a sweet perfume.' He is orange and holds the trunk of a sandalwood tree and a glorious fruit. "Sandalwood" refers to his primordial awareness since it cools and cleanses the pain of emotional afflictions such as ignorance; it also refers to his excellence since, (just as the scent of sandalwood prevades the whole room), all things are likewise imbued with his supreme qualities such as his powers; and "Glorious" refers to his function as noted before.
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