Mahakala The Wrathful Dharma Protector(大黒天) Part 1

Bodhisattva are those who follow the practice of Bodhichitta, and have developed it. Ordinary Bodhisattva are those yet to attain ultimate Bodhichitta. 

They are relative Bodhisattva. Ultimate Bodhisattva are those who have realized the Bodhichitta and have thus reached any of the ten bhumis or spiritual levels.

Mahakala the 2 arms Dharma Protector

High level of of Dharma protectors are an example of Mahakala, He is the well known Dharma protectors and he is the wrathful manifestation of the compassion of Chenrizig (In Tibetan) or Avalokitesvara (In Sanskrit) Kuan Yin (In Chinese)

Bodhisattva. 

Mahakala using his power to protect the temples, monasteries, protect the precious Vajrayana teachings and help other dharma practitioners. He is typically black color. Just as all colors are absorbed and dissolved into black, all names and forms are said to melt into those of Mahakala, symbolizing his all-embracing, comprehensive nature. 

Black can also represent the total absence of color, and again in this case it signifies the nature of Mahakala as ultimate or absolute reality. Mahakala he is always depicted with a crown of five skulls, which represent the transmutation of the five negative afflictions into the Five wisdoms. 

The wisdoms are representations of the five qualities of the  Buddhas. There are many manifestations of wrathful forms of Mahakala and every manifestation appearance has it's unique different purpose and the power to subdue all the evil forces:-

1. Two arms black color Mahakala.
2. Four arms dark blue color Mahakala.
3. Four arms green color Mahakala.
4. Six arms dark blue color Mahakala.
5. Six arms white color Mahakala.

Two arms black color Mahakala to be continued in part 2.

Dedication of merits

May those who read and sharing of this blog's information be peaceful and joyful. May the Buddha Dharma be flourished and the merits will be dedicated to the sentient beings.

                                       

Amitayus Buddha -無量壽佛

Amitayus Buddha

Amithabha Buddha

Mantra of Amitayus Buddha

Om A Ma Ra Ni Dzi Wan Ti Ye Svaha

Amitayus Buddha is the Buddha of boundless life. He is a Sambhogakaya aspect of Amithabha Buddha and a centre figure in longevity practices. He holds a vase containing the nectar of immortality in his hands.

At the bottom of the Amitayus Buddha is called the Ushnishavijaya, known as the goddess of longevity, another deities is well known by the Vajrayana practioner,  is called the White Tara, the goddess of long life.

Amitayus, manifestation of the Amithabha Buddha for longevity. Amitayus Buddha is being compound of infinite life. Amitayus Buddha is one of the well known Long Life Buddha. Amitayus is depicted red in color , sitting in meditation posture, on above his palms is a long life vase, which containing the long life nectar of immortality.

By reciting his powerful mantra an practices, can save us from untimely death. We can recite the mantra for our spiritual gurus or teachers, so that our precious gurus or teachers thy will remain long life and healthy and able to turn the dharma wheels as long as possible.

Dedication of merits

May those who read and sharing of this blog's information be peaceful and joyful. May the Buddha Dharma be flourished and the merits will be dedicated to the sentient beings.

The Five Dhyani Buddhas 金刚界五智如来 - 寳生如來 Part 1

The five Dhyani Buddhas family, each of every Buddha it uniquely different from each others and appearing with different mudras. The five dhyani buddhas are representations of the five qualities of the Buddhas.These five Buddhas are a common subject of Vajrayana Mandalas.

When these Buddhas are represented in mandalas, they are not always the same colors or be related to the same directions. The five Dhyani Buddhas can be described as follows :-

1. Ratnasambhava Buddha. 寳生如來
2. Akshobhya Buddha. 阿閦如來
3. Vairocana Buddha. 毘盧遮那佛 / 大日如來
4. Amithabha Buddha. 阿彌陀佛
5. Amoghasiddhi Buddha. 成就如來

Ratnasambhava Buddha he is represents the Ratna family. He is the Buddha of the South direction. 

His syllable is "Tram" 

His color is in gold and yellow signifies the South. 

His element is signifies or represents earth.

His symbolism is signifies the jewels.

His wisdom is signifies as equanimous.

His right hand mudra is signifies as giving.

He is  symbolize the season of Spring.

His consort is Mamaki.

His Dhyani Bodhisattva is Ratnapani. 

His Pure Land is called Shrimat. the Southern Pure Land.

Akshobhya Buddha.阿閦如來 to be continued in part 2

Dedication of merits

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Himalayan wild flowers Part 4

When early spring, the valley has completely transformed it into a Paradise of floral, everywhere you can see the transformation of life is welcoming the arrivals of spring season. Many wild flowers have already blossomed with spectacularly beautiful and colorful. Some flowers are completely in a pure snow white and some flowers have magically transformed it into a cheery red and pink angelic color.

                       Snow White beauty

Red and pink beauty

Yellow beauty

Nubri Valley is truly a beautiful garden of Paradise with the uniquely green house of plantation and wild flowers are blossomed everywhere, many beautiful butterflies, bees, insects like the little angels are cast with their natural magical spell at the entire valley. Many wild animals roaming around freely especially the deers and antelopes as they have limited of natural enemies such as the Eagles, and snow leopards another highly endangered species and estimated the number of this shy creatures left about a couple of thousands in the wilderness. Black bears are another rare animals living freely in the wilderness of the Himalayan valley.

More wild flowers will be coming up in part 5

Life is so impermanant

It has been a long absent and my last post was dated in February 2010, and today i realized the total number of days were so unbelievable (1609 days)

Impermanent and constant changes is a way of life and my late father has departed in 2012 and that was the saddest moment that impact on my life greatly because the one that you loved dearly has been gone forever.

I had invited Ven.Thupten Rinpoche to perform the bardo ritual to my late father and hopefully he is in the better and a higher realm now.

Meeting with His Holiness of the 17th Karmapa in India

My Pilgrimage to India.

I am so honorable and very glad indeed for having a private audience with His Holiness of  the 17th Ogyen Trinley Dorje Karmapa at his Maha Bodhi Stupa Temple in December 2008.

The Principle of The Dakinis

The Principle of The Dakinis  [For General Introductions Only]

Dakinis are depicting in a female form and the Sanskrit word is Dakini. In Tibetan its literally means “Khandro”. Khan meaning sky and Dro meaning traveling. Taking it together, Khandro means one that can move or travel through the sky or space. It's very important we think about this literal meaning in trying to understand Dakinis.

The unenlightened Dakinis are termed as worldly dakinis because they are still caught in the cyclic world of Samsara. Worldly dakinis are found in human form as well as in astral (lunar) form and could have a form of a beautiful fairy-like being or a demonic flesh-eating being.

A female practitioner who has attained some capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of things but not yet fully liberated from Samsara is as well considered to be a worldly dakini. 

The worldly dakini, are the five evil Tseringma sisters, the lotus born Guru Rinpochi Padmasambhava has tamed the five evil Tseringma sisters into protectors. Example of a worldly dakini is a celestial messenger falling into the category of a protector Bodhisattva performing beneficial actions. Another example might be a great human practitioner that has accomplished with some insight skilled, but who is not yet released from suffering. 

The following are the enlightened Wisdom Dakinis :-

1] Green Tara

2] White Tara

3] Kurukulle

4] Vajrayogini

5] Singhamukha

6] Machig Labdron

Both the worldly dakinis and enlightened wisdom dakinis can have supernatural powers. You may recall the story of Tilopa where he encountered a number of various dakinis. The worldly dakinis who had control over sight and sound bombarded him with mirages after which he met the dakinis embodying the five activities and finally he met with the enlightened wisdom dakini in the heart of the mandala. 

The Dakinis are born in three manners:

1. Spontaneously enlightened ones arise from Sabogakaya's unfoldment from Dharmakaya.
2. Those born in heavenly realms. Those who are born from within the heavenly realms and those who reach the heavenly realms though their own attainment.
3. Finally, those born by realization of mantra. These are humans who have reached various levels of inner realization.

There are many different and levels of enlightened dakinis. Dakinis in general can be a guiding light along the path removing physical and spiritual hindrances and they can play a great part in an individual's attainment of enlightenment. 

They are the forces that awaken dormant (hidden) qualities of spiritual impulses or desire hidden in the subconscious. It is the dakini's inspirational or motivation influence that can open one and remove obstacles, but it is the Wisdom Dakinis that we should be interested in learning about and who we can rely on to truly release us from Samsara. 

We take refuge in the Guru or Lama as the root of blessings because it is he or she that imparts or convey the knowledge, methods and wisdom that will enable us to obtain liberation. 

We take refuge in the yidam as the root of accomplishment because it will be through our practice of the yidam that we will be able to realize the nature of our mind. We take refuge in the dakas and dakinis as the principle of wisdom as the root of all Buddha activity.

* Footnote

Please consult your Guru or a qualified lineage master for Vajrayana practice! Should a devotee even want to start studying and contemplating the Vajrayana practice, then it is truly necessary to first have completed the preliminaries and to be certain and sure that bodhicitta has arisen and developed in one’s mind.

Vajrayana features countless skillful and powerful methods which, if they are practiced in the proper way, can make the process of accumulation and purification incredibly swift and direct. It is absolutely necessary to have the pure motivation and to know that Vajrayana practice is not carried out to increase one’s own power and profit.
 

Thank you for reading and may you find peace and great bliss. With your support it helps spread the Buddha’s precious teachings and turning the Dharma wheels in the world.

Aspiration For Bodhichitta

May the precious Bodhichitta arise

Where it has not arisen

And where it has arisen may it not decrease

But increase further and further.

Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migrators from the ocean of existence.

With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

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