The Medicine Buddha, The Tara And The Dragon on March 27, 2015

March 27, 2015 it is the 8th day of every Tibetan  lunar month and is a special prayers day according to the Tibetan calendar, the 8th day is the 3 auspicious prayer day to be practiced on the day as follows:-

1. Medicine Buddha Prayer Day. 
2. Tara Prayer Day.
3. Nagas (Dragons) Puja Day (Usually conducted by the masters / Monastery)

Medicine Buddha 

Medicine Buddha Mantra

Tayata Om
Bekandze Bekandze
Maha Bekandze
Radza Samudgate Soha

The Medicine Buddha practice (or Sangye Menla in Tibetan) the manifestation of the healing energy of all Buddhas. He wears monastic robes and sits on a lion throne. 

The color of his body is dark blue. By reciting his holy mantra It is not only a very powerful method and increasing healing powers for oneself and others, but also for overcoming the inner sickness of attachment, hatred, ignorance and the purification of negative physical and mental karma. Thus to meditate on the Medicine Buddha can help decrease physical and mental illness and suffering. 

If we can recite Medicine Buddha mantra every day and is good to do at least 5 malas, this will purify negative karma and will help you never to be reborn in the lower realms. According to Medicine Buddha sutra that even if an animal hears the Medicine Buddha mantra it will never be reborn in the lower realms.

If we don’t purify negative karma, when dying because of negative karma that not been purified, so we will be reborn in the lower realms repeatedly without end. We need to purify the negative karma now. If you cannot bear the sickness now, how can we bear the suffering of the lower realms?

Me and Green Tara Statue at The 

Samye Ling, Monastery Kagyu Scotland UK

Green Tara Mantra  
Om Tare Tutare Ture Svaha.
Green Tara is known as the Swift One or other name known as Swift Liberator.

Swift One or Swift Liberator is due to her immediate response to those to request for help. When you look at her Holy statue, Green Tara reaches out her right hand in the gesture of granting protection, freeing one from fear, obstacles, and difficulties. When her right foot stepping forward, she is alert , determined and ready to actively help all who call upon her. 

My Guru once said to me, She is one of the enlightened Buddhas who is constantly reaching out to save sentient beings, whoever calling upon her and reciting her mantra, Ever since, I had dedicated my devotion to her like a child looking for a mother's love to guide me through any circumstances.

We can reciting or perform mother Green Tara mantra or praises of the 21 Taras. Mother Green Tara she is the manifestation of the Avalokitesvara, (Chenrezig in Tibetan) (Kuan Yin Pusa in Chinese) she can be practiced as the Yidam or Dakini.Green Tara is one of my daily practice. Whoever came to know and or have seen her statue or Tangka printing will certainly and simultaneously be connected with her tranquility and her very unique quality of love and compassion.

Nagajuna Bodhisattva and the Dragon Holy statue at the Samye Ling Tibetan Kagyu Monastery Scotland UK.

This image is credited to Samye Ling Tibetan Kagyu Monastery Scotland UK.

A  monk is offering a fresh milk to appease to the dragon sensibilities so that the dragons they don't cause any harmful activity to mankind.

This image is credited to the Samye Ling Tibetan Kagyu Monastery Scotland UK. 

A monk is offering and pouring the fresh milk into the river and to appease the dragons as the dragons may threaten mankind with deadly and infectious diseases, such as skin infectious diseases. 

Please note that, as a Buddhist , we are only offering to appease to the dragons not to harm us, but we don't take refuge from them. We only take refuge to the supreme Buddha, Dharma, Shangha  and Guru, Yidam, enlightened Dakinis.  

The Dragon Puja 

Tibetan Buddhist naga pujas serve many purposes. Buddhists appease nagas that threaten mankind with diseases by holding rituals and making offerings that appeal to the nagas' sensibilities. 

Nagas (Dragon) are legendary supernatural creatures integral to both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. They are strong, wise and attractive immortal beings. 

Born into the animal realms, they can also appear as complete serpents or fully human. Nagas can be dangerous, protective or generous with human beings, and can even be potential Buddhas.

Tibetan Buddhists believe some nagas are demonic, while others are semi-divine beings who guard material and spiritual treasures, such as sacred texts. 

In Buddhism, legends about nagas go back to the time of the Buddha, who lived from 564 B.C. to 483 B.C. According to one legend, when the Buddha recognized a naga that appeared as a snake, he had such compassion that he gave the creature the Five Precepts so the naga could return in the next life as a human who could become a monk. 

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