By our practice of the Guru Yoga, wisdom, compassion and power are attained; also, connections are made to Maitreya, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani.You will have also created a permanent link with Tushita Heaven (also known as Gaden Heaven), such that when you die, you will ascend WebA Teaching on Yamantaka. 
Mei an pericula euripidis, hinc partem ei est. 2007-2023 Buddha Weekly. Even Yama bows down (the ancient equivalent of Satan or Hades). We want to help others as much as possible. WebAlienum phaedrum torquatos nec eu, vis detraxit periculis ex, nihil expetendis in mei. All content in this area, will be public within a few days. And in fact he meets a female practitioner, a so-called deep-awareness dakini (ye-shes mkha-gro). Boulder Creek, CA USA 1997 (Archive #1092) During the spring of 1997, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave a series of talks at Vajrapani Retreat Center to a group of students who held the full Yamantaka initiation. Please do not use more than an excerpt. The two horns represent the two levels of truth relative and ultimate. So it combines all the practices always with Manjushri in your heart. The Buddha of Wisdom used fierce appearance to fight fierce appearance, manifesting as Yama with a water buffalo bullhead, only many times more ferocious. The wrathful faces, to a non-practitioner, can appear demonic.. [For a story on Shunyata, or Emptiness, see>>]. You could have a dog that does that. To receive it there are many requirements: (1) very strong faith in the Guru, (2) many offerings made to please the dakas and dakinis, (3) offerings of what is most precious to you as a way to overcome your self-grasping and perfect your practice of far-reaching generosity. This impressive sculpture, done in wood and finished with multi-colored lacquer, has a height of 52.25 inches (132 cms). Yama also appears as one of the eight directional protectors that appear, one each, in the eight charnel grounds that surround many anuttarayoga tantra mandalas, such as Yamantaka, Vajrapani Mahachakra, Chakrasamvara, Vajrayogini and Hevajra. In other words, our mental activity during that short period of death is just this subtlest, subtlest level. This is, as it should be. WebYamantaka is in the form of a very, very strong, forceful figure and has Manjushri in his heart (so very peaceful, calm, the complete understanding of reality ). But because Yama appears in this general Indian context as one of the directional protectors, then in the Yamantaka practice, in Guhyasamaja practice in so many different practices then in the Buddhist context, you call in the fifteen directional protectors, and Yama is one of them. The understanding is the same in all practices, of course, but youre using the forceful energy of Vajrabhairava to get to it, so its strong (with, of course, bodhichitta; thats to be understood). This is very, very dangerous, very delicate. PayPal sets this cookie to enable secure transactions through PayPal. Theres nothing especially Buddhist about it. Remember in the beginning we were talking about how ordinarily when we die, the level of mental activity that we have is this subtlest clear-light level, the so-called clear light of death. Anyway, what followed from this is very fascinating. The four Maras to be overcome (according to both Sutra and Tantra) are: Yamantaka is, perhaps, most famous in the West because of the intricate and elaborate sand mandalas of Yamantaka: It is said that when President Nixon was considering aid for Tibet, he saw an image of Yamantaka, complete with horns, and judged that the Tibetan people were primitive demon-worshipers. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. So another name for Yama is Kalarupa, and you find this in the protector practices. There are many variants of everything. So Ogyen was pretty much in the geographic center of a large empire called the Kushan Empire. The JSESSIONID cookie is used by New Relic to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application. So we really need some very, very strong force not to just give in and let ourselves be ruled by this confusion. He also covers various events. A familiarity with Vajrapani does, of course, help here, although the sound of the mantra is itself rather energetic. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, including medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. So now we have to qualify what I just said. In that he says, Yamantaka, throw your wheel of sharp weapons. All this is in the condensed root tantra. Then warnings against disasters that will happen if you dont do each of the steps properly. Then he saw a boat with an oarsman cross over. 2. buffalo -eye lotion 1. vulture power of body We have:, I have here what each of the chapters of this talk about. A water buffalo is very, very strong and is used for work in India and its specified as a male water buffalo, not a female water buffalo so its very strong. Members who are logged in can view these. The khatanga normally is the exclusive sign of the mother tantra, but Yamantaka carries a khatanga, too. First they beheaded the water buffalo in front of the hermit, and the hermit pleaded with them Please wait a few minutes more till I finish my fifty years of meditation but they beheaded him as well, before he could finish. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. All to say, in Yamantaka practice, we can overcome anger and, ultimately, death by understanding appearances are deceptive, attachment is the root of samsara, and escape lies in Emptiness. Chakrasamvara (Heruka) is a mother tantra practice of anuttarayoga tantra. But if we analyze deeply, then we see that what we need to really work with is the subtlest level of our minds and the subtlest energy of that subtlest level of our minds. Dont just look at these things as little fairy tales to tell children. From Tibet it spread to Mongolia, and then the Manchus took it up and it was a big practice in Beijing, where the Manchus ruled. We hope you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. So already theres that association from Indian pre-Hindu culture in connection with Yama., Sometimes Yama is called Dharma. And so, similar to that, you always set up a protection space. Dear Yashank, It is wonderful that you are seeking an authentic teacher in this lineage. We have in Guhyasamaja, as I mentioned in my previous lecture about that, a whole different system of secrecy than we have here in Vajrabhairava. So it is saying The vajra with the lotus and the this and that, and you have no idea what theyre talking about. How could the historical Buddha teach like that?. You go a bit crazy because youre working with all these images in your imagination and so on, especially if you start to try to work with the energies of your body. When the tantric wrathful deity is understood and related to skillfully, it has the necessary qualities to be a catalyst of transformation. Ra Lotsawa requested further, but they didnt even know the name or form of Yamantaka., One day, Ra Lotsawa followed the Guru to a cave, where the Guru always went. Katanga transforming into nature of great practice too tummo) But normally when we experience death, were totally unaware of whats going on we dont recognize the potentials and abilities of that subtlest level of mind. In what way can this possibly destroy death? About Buddha Weekly>>. To the superb Initiation of the Fierce Hayagriva WebIn Buddhism, Yamntaka is a wrathful expression of Majur, the bodhisattva of wisdom who, in other contexts, also functions as a dharmapala or a Heruka. Shakyamuni manifested mentally as the Vajra Terrifier (Vajrabhairava) not only conquering the four Maras (including the fourth: death), thus becoming the Conqueror but also demonstrating the ultimate Tantra practice. Subject to terms of use and privacy statement. In general Buddhas teaching is as wide and deep as the ocean and tantra is like a wish-fulfilling gem in the ocean. WebThe form of Yamantaka represented here is known as Ekavira , the "Solitary Hero". I think its very important to be realistic and understand that Buddhism did not develop in a vacuum. Reliance on any information appearing on this website is solely at your own risk. So he does that.. This is why we have great teachers to guide us. over narrow-mindedness, Remaining right hands: Father tantra emphasizes the practices to basically get illusory body (sgyu-lus) and the physical bodies of a Buddha, the Form Bodies of a Buddha. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. Now, normally we get down to that subtlest level when we die. Theres no separate me experiencing it.) 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Theres the so-called Manjushri Root Tantra (Arya-manjushri-mulakalpa). The Fourth Dalai Lama was Mongolian, so the Fourth Panchen Lama had a strong connection with the Mongols. It takes daily practice for years to master and it always requires a teacher, to answer those tough questions that will inevitably arise. Actually theres no problem with fitting in the history as well from a Buddhological point of view. This is a Buddha according to Mahayana, who then manifests in so many different forms and in Buddha-fields, and he teaches to hundreds of thousands of devas and asuras and gandharvas all these figures from general Indian mythology or whatever you want to call it all these various beings in these incredible settings, and so on. Do I not like this? Its dangerous if you try to get into tantra practice like that. Video: 21 Taras powerful Dharani Mantras in Sacred Sanskrit as taught by Buddha; chanted by Hrishi! Whats the difference between the two? tummo], burning and melting the source of joy from the head, Yamantaka has that too.. WebThe Four Maras to be overcome. WebThis mantra helps us to gain access to the irrepressible energy that Vajrapani symbolizes. You have to remember when we talk about tantra and the accounts of how Buddha taught tantra not to think in terms of the historical Shakyamuni Buddha. Here, we are publishing our HD videos to a private channel on Vimeo as a special thank you to our members and Patrons who generously support the mission Spread the Dharma. The subtlest energy of it to transform and appear in the form of a Buddha. Yamntaka (Sanskrit: ) or Vajrabhairava is the destroyer of death deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. WebThe benefit of that is, that if we do Yamantakas practice, we can overcome our inner, real, self-grasping anger. Its supposed to be kept that way because it could be completely misunderstood as some horrible thing, and that practitioners actually go out and kill people. Yamantaka (Vajrabhairava) is treasured in the Gelug tradition because the great sage, Lama Tsongkhapa, himself an emanation of Manjushri, recommended the practice as most important., Yamantaka is treasured, in part, because its a container practice. You can wrap other practices around Yamantaka practice. He got the insight that we need a Guru to cross the ocean of samsara. So whos Yama? Heruka is known as the jewel tip. Thats what a Buddha does. Hanuman Chalisa works as a m Also, adding to Yamantakas infamous notoriety or misunderstood reputation is the sometimes violent story of the Ra Lotsawa, the sorcerous RaLo who vanquished rival teachers with Vajrabhairava magic. [Well cover RaLo in an upcoming feature. So we get Vajrabhairava in the Buddhist variant, and theyre basically just taking the name of Shiva and adding Vajra in front of it., In one of the Puranas this is a later Hindu text (the Markandeya Purana, if you want to know the name) Shiva subdues Yama, and then Shiva is called Kalantaka, the one who puts an end to kala kala, time, which was another name for Yama.
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