The Peacock King Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Bodhisattva 佛母孔雀明王

The Peacock King Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Bodhisattva is a Bodhisattva and female Wisdom King in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. In the latter tradition, Mahamayuri is a popular practice in both the Chinese and Japanese forms of Vajrayana. She is also the name of one of the five protective goddesses in Buddhism.

The Sanskrit name Mahamayuri means 'great peacock'. Known as the 'Queen of the secret sciences' and the 'Godmother of Buddha'. Mahamayuri is believed to have the power to protect devotees from poisoning, either physical or spiritual. In Buddhism, her demeanor is in contrast to the wrathful attitudes of male personifications of the Wisdom Kings.

The Mahamayuri text is a Buddhist dharani-genre text, containing magical incantations to treat snake bites, poisons and other maladies. Mahamayuri's dharani was translated into Chinese by Kumārajīva between 402 and 412 CE. It contains the only mention of the Rig Veda in the entire Chinese Buddhist canon.

Her origins are said to derive from an Indian goddess of the same name. She is one of the Nepali pancarakṣa deities, where she is the chief of the five rakṣa (守護) in the five parasol configuration, occupying the northern position. Unlike her four companions of the pancarakṣa she appears to have had a fairly well-developed cult in India.

Despite being associated with the Wisdom Kings, Mahamayuri tends to be portrayed with a benevolent expression rather than a wrathful one.  She has three faces and six hands. Her origins are said to derive from an Indian goddess of the same name. She is portrayed riding atop a peacock and commonly sporting four arms. Although the items she holds varies between traditions, common items include a citron, bael fruit, lotus flower and a peacock tail feather. With the moon as a backrest, wearing peaceful ornaments and garments. Seated in the half (vajrasana) posture.

In Vajrayana Buddhism, Mahamayuri wears a Mahavairocana crown. Her body can be all gold, all white, or both gold and white. She has four arms. The first right hand holds a white lotus, the second right hand holds red matulunga, the first left hand holds a yellow auspicious fruit, and the second left hand holds peacock feathers.

[Mahamayuri Dharmalaksana Brief Introduction]

Mahamayuri represents three Buddhas. Mahamayuri is the sambhogakaya of Shakyamuni Buddha because in one of his previous lives, Shakyamuni reincarnated as the Peacock King.

Mahamayuri is the nirmanakaya of Amitabha Buddha. According to the Amitabha Sutra, there are jivajivakas, peacocks, parrots, and kalavinkas in the Western Pure Land. The peacocks are the nirmanakaya of Amitabha Buddha.

Mahamayuri's appearance is one and the same as Mahavairocana's, very dignified. The Mahavairocana crown that Mahamayuri wears signifies her origin is Mahavairocana and that she is the nisyandakaya of Mahavairocana. Mahamayuri is therefore the primary integrated transformation of the three Buddhas.

A peacock feather is placed in a Tantric empowerment vase to indicate that the empowerment vase itself is a transformation of Mahamayuri, that is, the empowerment vase is itself the emanation body of Mahamayuri.

Because Mahamayuri embodies the integrated Dharma power of these three Buddhas, she is even able to change predestined karma which otherwise would be impossible to avoid. Therefore, her power is infinite.

According to the Mahamayuri Sutra, during the time of the Buddha, a monk named Savatthi was bitten by a poisonous snake and suffered excruciating pain. When Anand related this incident to the Buddha, the Buddha taught a practice for eradicating demons, poison, and disease.

Mahamayuri belongs to the mother's side of Vidyarajas, and of all the Vidyarajas, Mahamayuri is the one with a beautiful and compassionate aspect. She has four arms:

Her first right hand holds a white lotus symbolizing calamity eradication (removal of all calamities); Her first left hand holds a yellow auspicious fruit symbolizing increase in fortune (fortune increase in all aspects)

Her second right hand holds a red matulunga symbolizing love and respect (perfectly harmonizing of affinities); Her second left hand holds multi-colored peacock feathers symbolizing subjugation (subjugation of all demonic obstacles.)

Therefore, the four hands of the Mahamayuri represent calamity eradication, fortune enrichment, love and respect, and subjugation. All the wishes of humans are in her hands. One can cultivate this deity's Dharma for the purpose of calamity eradication, enrichment, magnetization, and subjugation.

Mahamayuri eats poison and can eat all the chemical toxins in one's body. When one detoxifies, one can be healthy, have longevity, and feel comfortable. After eating a poisonous substance, peacocks will typically shine and radiate light. Their feathers become even more beautiful. Therefore, by reciting the Mahamayuri Mantra, those who take Ketamine or take other toxic substances by accident can be cleansed of toxins.

In addition, sickness can be cured by reciting the Mahamayuri Mantra. Her mantra has the power to cure sickness. To my recollection, Mahamayuri has many other practices, one of which is the Starlight Body Practice. If one desires to cultivate the Starlight Body Practice, one should recite the Mahamayuri Mantra because the 28 constellations and nine planets are her retinue. There is also Praying for Rain Practice. 

If during a drought, one prays to Mahamayuri for rain, it will rain. Look! Just as I was speaking of rain, it started to rain. Moreover, there is Stopping Rain Practice. If it rains excessively, Mahamayuri can stop the rain. Furthermore, there is an Earthquake Suppression Practice which is able to suppress an earthquake. 

To perform this practice, one first collects one kg of soil from the most northern point of the northern direction, the most southern point of the southern direction, the most eastern point of the eastern direction, and the most western point of the western direction respectively. After collecting these four kgs of soil, one cultivates the Earthquake Suppression Practice.

After performing the practice, one returns to the collected soil, respectively back to where it was collected from. By performing this practice, Taiwan will no longer have any earthquakes. This is the so-called Earthquake Suppression Practice. This practice is rare. Only Mahamayuri has the power to suppress earthquakes.

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