Tuesday, October 25, 2022

100 Deities of Bardo State - The Eight Female Offering Goddesses ( Part 2 )

Bardo, The Intermediate State:
The assembly mandala of Bardo deities depicts a perfected state of beings and the central deities within, symbolizes the perfected states of the meditators' own awareness, psycho-physical aggregates, elemental properties and sensory and mental process.

The peaceful deities symbolize the natural purity of these fundamental components of beings while the wrathful deities are the transformative aspects of the energies. The outer deities of these mandalas are the mode of activities of an enlightened being.

100 Deities of Bardo (Intermediate State)
Bardo, The Intermediate State: The assembly of 100 deities: 1) The 42 peaceful deities 2) The 58 wrathful deities
The 42 peaceful deities of Bardo - The Eight Female Bodhisattvas
Similarly the eight female Bodhisattvas are described as follows. They represent the four sense objects and the four phases of the conceptual thought (past, present, future and indeterminate stage).

The Eight Female Bodhisattvas are typically associated with offering goddesses and the goddesses of the Five Senses: Lasya, Malya, Gita, Nrtya, Pushpa, Dhupa, Aloka and Gandha. They are also referred to as the eight offering goddesses. They are the consorts of the eight great Bodhisattvas:
1. Lasya, Vajra family: Goddess of Beauty - The consort of Kshitigarbha
Quartz White in Color
To the front of Vajrasattva
Holding a mirror and a bell
Symbolizing the purity of visual phenomenon.

2. Pushpa, Vajra family: Goddess of Flowers - The consort of Sarvanivaranavishkambhin Pearl White in color Behind of Vajrasattva Holding a flower symbolizing the purity of past conceptual thoughts.

3. Malya, Ratna family: Goddess of Garlands - The consort of Akashagarbha Saffron yellow in color In front of Ratnasambhava Holding a garland symbolizing the purity of indeterminate conceptual thoughts.
4 . Dhupa, Ratna family: Goddess of Incense - The consort of Maitreya
Golden yellow in color Behind of Ratnasambhava Holding an incense symbolizing the purity of Fragrance.

5 . Gita, Padma family: Goddess of Song - The consort of Vajrapani Marsh mallow pink in color In front of Amitabha Holding a gong symbolizing the purity of Sound.

6 . Aloka, Padma family: Goddess of Light - The consort of Samantabhadra Lotus pink in color Behind of Amitabha Holding a butter lamp symbolizing the purity of future conceptual thoughts.
7 . Gandha, Karma family: Goddess of Perfume - The consort of Manjushri
Poopy Green in color In front of Amoghasiddhi Holding a conch shell symbolizing the purity of present conceptual thoughts.

8 . Nrtya, Karma family: Goddess of Dance - The consort of Avalokiteshvara Marine Green in color Behind Amoghasiddhi Holding a food offering symbolizing the purity of taste.
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Monday, October 3, 2022

100 Deities of Bardo State - 5 Buddhas and 8 Male Bodhisattvas (Part 1)


Bardo, The Intermediate State:
The assembly mandala of Bardo deities depicts a perfected state of beings and the central deities within, symbolizes the perfected states of the meditators' own awareness, psycho-physical aggregates, elemental properties and sensory and mental process.

The peaceful deities symbolize the natural purity of these fundamental components of beings while the wrathful deities are the transformative aspects of the energies. The outer deities of these mandalas are the mode of activities of an enlightened being.

100 Deities of Bardo (Intermediate State) Bardo, The Intermediate State: The assembly of 100 deities: 1) The 42 peaceful deities 2) The 58 wrathful deities

The 42 peaceful deities of Bardo - Buddha Samantabhadra and Mother Samantabhadri.
In this center of this assembly is the primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, who is depicted as embracing mother Samantabhadri. He is located in the central position, radiantly blue in color while the mother is white, stainless like a crystal. He, the Buddha body of reality seats on a meditative equipoise.

This union is the representation of the awareness aspects of the Buddha body of reality. The natural purity of mental consciousness and free from the fundamental ignorance.
The Five Buddhas And Five Female Buddhas - The 10 families
The five Buddhas of different family represent the five pure cognitions and the natural purity of the five psycho-physical aggregates. Similarly the five female Buddhas are the natural purity of the five elements.
1. Vairochana and Akasadhatvisvari
Within the central channel of the heart is the Buddha Vairochana and his consort Akasadhatvisvari embracing each other. They belong to the enlightened family of Buddha. Both of them are brilliantly white in color. Vairochana holds a Wheel and a Bell. This union represents the pristine cognition of reality's expanse, and free from the delusion.

2. Akshobya-Vajrasattva and Buddhalochana
They reside in the eastern channel in a union of supreme bliss, representing the mirror like pristine cognition and free from aversion. 

He is azure blue in color and holds a Vajra and a Bell while the mother Buddhalochana is light blue. They belong to the Vajra family.

3. Ratnasambhava and Mamaki
Towards the southern channel is the Buddha Ratnasambhava in a blissful union with female Buddha Mamaki. Radiantly yellow in color Ratnasambhava holds a jewel and a bell in his hands and seated in crossed leg position. 

This union represents the combination of radiance and emptiness. They belong to the Ratna family, symbolizing the pristine cognition of sameness and free from pride.

4. Amitabha and Pandaravasini
The reside towards the western channel, embracing each other in a blissful union that depicts the pristine cognition of discernment and free from attachments. 

They belong to the Padma (Lotus) family. Amitabha is Copper red in color, and holds a lotus and a bell while Pandaravasini is in the color of fire crystal red.

5. Amoghasiddhi and Samayatara
They are portrayed towards the northern channel. Colored in radiant turquoise, green, he holds a crossed Vajra (Viswavajra) and a bell in his hands. The union represents the pristine cognition of accomplishment and free from envy. They belong to the Karma family.

The Eight Male Bodhisattva
According the Guhyasamaja Tantra, these eight male Bodhisattva is the representation of the four senses and the four sense organs. 
1. Kshitigarbha, Vajra family
Snow mountain White in color
To the right side of Vajrasattva 
Holding a seedling and a bell
Symbolizing the natural purity of visual consciousness.
2. Maitreya, Vajra family
Cloudy White in color
To the left of Vajrasattva
Holding a blossoming orange bush and a bell
Symbolizing the natural purity of auditory consciousness
3. Samantabhadra, Ratna family
Amber Yellow in color
To the right of Ratnasambhava
Holding a grain sheath and a bell
Symbolizing the natural purity of olfactory consciousness
4. Akasagarbha, 虛空藏菩薩 Ratna family
Burnished golden Yellow in color
To the right of Ratnasambhava
Holding a sword and a bell
Symbolizing the purity of gustatory consciousness
5. Avalokiteshvara, Padma family
Coral Red in color
To the right of Amitabha
Holding a Lotus and a bell
Symbolizing the purity of tactile consciousness
6. Manjushrikumarabhuta, Padma family
Orange Red in color
To the left of Amitabha
Holding a sword and a bell
Symbolizing the purity of mental consciousness
7. Nivaranaviskambhin 除盖障菩薩 , Karma family
Green as the night flowering lotus
To the right of Amogasiddhi
Holding a book and a bell
Symbolizing the purity of "ground of all" consciousness
8. Vajrapani, Karma family
Emerald Green in color
To the left of Amogasiddhi
Holding a Vajra and bell
Symbolizing the purity of the defiled consciousness

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