Yamntaka (Sanskrit: ) or Vajrabhairava is the destroyer of death deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. Plus it has all these horrible descriptions of these rituals for smashing and killing and doing all sorts of horrible things with these sharp weapons, this wheel of weapons. Interferences are the four maras (mara is the embodiment of interference, and mara is from the Sanskrit word meaning death): So if you understand this whole system of Yama and the maras and so on, then when it says that you wont be harmed by interferences, you understand what that means. However, without knowing where you are its difficult to recommend a teacher (unless you are willing to travel). Vajrabhairava is sometimes called just Yamantaka. New rebirth samsaric rebirth with another cluster or configuration of these habits being activated and generating the next samsaric life filled with the same types of compulsive behavior and confusion. instructions for accomplishing various extremely forceful actions against harmful beings through fire pujas, meditation practices for extremely forceful actions against harmful beings and warnings about keeping secrecy about these practices.. We cant do it without you! He can also appear in union with his consort Vajravetali. CookieYes set this cookie to keep track of whether the user has approved the use of cookies. If you have the mandala you put the important jewel on the roof top and the queen of England does so with the crown jewels. And so the protectors are like this vicious dog, and you have to be the very strong Vajrabhairava in order to control that dog; otherwise its going to bite you. Usually, Highest Yoga practices are either Father practice emphasizing illusory body, compassion and blissful awareness or Mother Tantra emphasizing illusory mind (rather than body) clear light (or brilliance) and wisdom. A familiarity with Vajrapani does, of course, help here, although the sound of the mantra is itself rather energetic. So since the Manchus wanted to rule over the Mongols as well, they adopted Yamantaka also. 12. brazier (stove) possibility of developing clear light (YT practitioners a quicker chance to develop wisdom) So hence, thats very, very important. In Guhyasamaja you have whats called a protection-wheel practice you have this in Yamantaka and Hevajra as well, very strongly in Yamantaka and this is a protected space in which you have protectors in all the directions. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Then mantras to be recited for various actions. Deeper into the legend you gain a lot more in terms of mysterious symbolism and messaging. Fortunate enough to be in front of a Yamataka thankha on. Thats the ancient, ancient Indian text. There was a holy man who was told that if he meditated for the next fifty years, he would achieve enlightenment. Were talking about the early seventeenth century. And so Yama rides on a male water buffalo. Thats the Concert of Names of Manjushri, a Kalachakra text (probably also seventh century).
Destroying death means to understand that we are already Empty of inherent existence, that our egos are a construct. There are two main traditions: Okay, enough of art history or iconography. The second of the five special features is that in two of his hands he holds intestines and a triangular fire stove. In this tantra theres Manjushri. In the Buddhist variant, Yamantaka overcomes Yama like Shiva overcame Yama using the name Kala, Kalantaka. you get through.) Lalitavajra was studying this Concert of Names of Manjushri, and in that text he came across some lines in the section Praising Mirror-like Deep Awareness. I wont read the full lines, because we dont have so much time, but just the parts of the lines. So this is basically the tantra path of the highest class of tantra.
A lot is explained. So you have to understand whats going on here., The main thing is the division between whether you explain the fourth initiation explicitly or not. Eos ei nisl graecis, vix aperiri consequat an. And then the second one is that you take control of yourself and just do it. So Ogyen was pretty much in the geographic center of a large empire called the Kushan Empire. As a Highest Yoga Tantra practice it includes generation and completion stage practices, which are the ultimate meditational practices for helping us see reality as it truly is. instructions for painting the full single-deity Vajrabhairava, with a repeat of the full description of the deity as well as of the charnal grounds (cemetaries). Remember Yamantaka is the one that puts an end to Yama (Yama is the Lord of Death), and remember I explained the whole reason why you want to get rid of ordinary death.. WebThe form of Yamantaka represented here is known as Ekavira , the "Solitary Hero". He got the insight that we need a Guru to cross the ocean of samsara. This is the real enemy its all these disturbing emotions and negative attitudes in our own minds. Theres the so-called Manjushri Root Tantra (Arya-manjushri-mulakalpa). WebThe Benefits of the Guru Yoga of Lama Tsongkhapa. So he practiced another tantra teaching, called the Net of Illusion, the Mayajala Tantra (rGyu-phrul drva-ba). He then killed the two thieves and drank their blood from cups made from their skulls (so the skull-cup image). We want to help others as much as possible. WebThis short Yamantaka Sadhana was composed by Pabonghka Tulku as a recitation practice for the supreme Honorable Kyabying Losang Rinchen at the Trehlun Dechen Kelsang Palace. Now, just one last thing that I want to mention here is that there are five special features of Vajrabhairava practice that were revealed to Tsongkhapa by Manjushri. It comes with practice commitments, Tantric commitments and Guru commitments. Yamantaka practice incorporates both Father and Mother tantra. Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. As Bulcsu Siklos explains in his book, the lineage of the Vajrabhairava tantra texts was brought to Tibet by Atisha, who had many Indian masters. Those are the real harmful ones.. So he does that.. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Now, when we learn this, what is the effect on us in terms of our practice? And he walks all the way over to Swat Valley in western Pakistan. One is the trident [tib. Compassion for others takes precedence, taking us yet another step towards Enlightenment. The wrathful faces, to a non-practitioner, can appear demonic.. This evening Ive been asked to give an introduction to the Vajrabhairava (rDo-rje 'jigs-byed) system of the highest class of tantra, anuttarayoga tantra. Please feel free to excerpt stories with full credit and a link to Buddha Weekly. That is the female partner of Vajrabhairava actually, which is actually a very interesting point, isnt it that the one who was the guardian of these teachings was a woman. , Wyl. In kindness, Lee. YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. Podcast: Support Health and Long Life Ushnisha Vijaya Guided Meditation and Mantra 108 times chanted. tummo], burning and melting the source of joy from the head, Yamantaka has that too.. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Sometimes he is conceptualized as conqueror of the lord of death. In its extreme form, the narcissistic personality, the ego is everything. Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Kalachakra, the Wheel of Time Buddha highest emanation of Shakyamuni Buddha, HD ad-free supporting members version: Meditation Loving Kindness Guided 10 minutes plus 10 benefits, 10 Wellness Benefits Loving Kindness Meditation, a guided 10-minute meditation, Supporting Members HD Ad-Free Video: Ksitigarbha Dzng Jizo Guided Meditation and Mantra.mov, Support Members HD Video: Support Your Health and Long Life with Ushnisha Vijaya Guided Meditation and Mantra. Black Yamari and Red Yamari dont have a buffalo head. How do you envision such a person in terms of your goal, in terms of your method? In some Tantra accounts, it is written that Shakyamuni himself as he sat under the Bodhi tree enduring the attack of demonic Mara the tempter and Yama (death) manifested as Vajrabhairava to terrify and subdue Mara / Yama. While trying to find him, one day at the bank of a river he saw a boat without an oarsman overturn and all of the passengers drowned. They built big statues of Yamantaka and so on in the Beihai Temple in Beijing and one of the main halls of the Yungho Gung temple was devoted to Vajrabhairava practice, with a portrait of Qianlung Emperor as Manjushri/Tsongkhapa hanging inside it. Then, just as we master this awesome and frightening imagery suddenly, we are guided to deconstruct our hard work, to dissolve away the intensely real visualization. The text emphasizes the need for confident belief in the practices, having no doubts or dualistic thinking, not separating the rituals from the mantra recitation, relying on spiritual teacher and confidence in him. Spread the Dharma is a trademark in use since 2021. You can work with this person from an anuttarayoga tantra vision. Buddha Weekly is a Non Profit Association of volunteers since 2007, committed to the Buddhist mission of "Spread the Dharma" at NO cost to readers. It has nothing to do with immortality or staying young forever. As a strong man, Vajrabhairava, you can stand by the gate and chase them away, but why do that? Then joining the deep awareness wheel with the drawn commitment wheel. Yet, he is none other than the great Bodhisattva of wisdom, Manjushri, in his most terrible and powerful form. 
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It was a woman who transmitted all of this and got it all started. We have this division in anuttarayoga tantra, the Gelugpa version of anuttarayoga tantra, of the obscure (or hidden or secret) tantras (sbas-rgyud) and the clear tantra (gsal-rgyud) (which is Kalachakra). Alexander Berzin, from a lecture on Yamantaka, finishes the story: So the people of Tibet were afraid for their lives, and they prayed to Manjushri to listen to them. WebYamantaka's command carries tremendous power to perform purification, enhancement, harmonization and subjugation. 7 spear piercing wrong views This was preserved in the land of Oddiyana, which is Urgyen (U-rgyan) in Tibetan (thats where Guru Rinpoche came from). Vajrabhairava with 4 heads, 8 arms, 4 legs. 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 ). 
You can look at it two ways, cant you? A familiarity with Vajrapani does, of course, help here, although the sound of the mantra is itself rather energetic. Thats not the meaning. I am fully satisfied with your progress. In this way, Ra Lotsawa had much hardship in bringing this teaching to Tibet. So it comes from this general Indian background. The Sanskrit term Vajrabhairava means the "Adamantine Terrifier" and Yamantaka means "Remover of the Obstacle Yama (the Judge of the Dead)." WebThe benefits to the devotee who practices the Yoga of Hayagriva ( NOTE: requires full initiation and permission of a lineage teacher) were stated in The Manifestation of the Superb Victorious Wrathful Great Horse Tantra: Hayagriva, the great Heruka aspect of Amitabha. Well, youd have to say, Yes, theyre all the same person. Understanding this concept is a deep and vast topic, not explainable in a book or a simple feature article. It was like the greatest occasion of his life., Then the Guru gave the full series of initiations. In Tantra, this mental process transforms into visualized or manifested forms. The protectors are like a dog, a very vicious, powerful dog. Vajra language is completely symbolic. The passage of time brings death, doesnt it? At that level, the symbolism is clear. Yamantaka carries many implements, which are the most direct symbols of his practice, benefits and completeness and it is here we have suggestions of the blend of Father and Mother Tantra. The practice includes the profound paths of the illusory body and clear light as explained in Guhyasamaja tantra. You can envision this person with a Mahayana sutra type of vision. 1. skull-cup filled with blood (in front!) Why Ogyen? Preparation Empowerment Friday September 23rd, 2022 and Yamantaka Empowerment Saturday September 24th, 2022. He also covers various events.
WebThe form of Yamantaka represented here is known as Ekavira , the "Solitary Hero". Its not easy to memorize these things., He realized that it was beyond his ability to memorize so much (because it was quite big), and so he circumambulated the stupa and made requests to Manjushri for inspiration, and he was able to memorize three texts. For instance, if you invite protectors, you first visualize yourself as Yamantaka. Shantideva points out that there are two supports of it: Excuse me if Im speaking a little bit strongly, but this is Yamantaka, and I had strong coffee before I started the lecture supporting circumstances. the mara of the aggregates (Skt. And, that whole that we are a part of, Shunyata, is eternal and timeless. It provides the most detail about the methods for generating the four levels of blissful awareness of voidness within the central energy-channel, enabling access to the subtlest level of mind, clear light. The two horns represent the two levels of truth relative and ultimate. After the thirteenth month he had a full vision of Yamantaka. Heruka Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini practices, for example, are Mother Tantra primarily; Guhyasamja is the classic example of Father Tantra. And then it has to be decoded from it. In order to overcome that confusion and laziness, we need the full understanding of reality in Buddhist terms, voidness that things dont exist in the impossible ways that our minds project. How did something like this develop in Ogyen, in Oddiyana?, First of all, where is Oddiyana? So for this, Yamantaka is the best strong on the outside, Manjushri (wisdom, calm, clear) on the inside. detailed instructions with measurements for drawing a weapon-wheel used for pacifying, increase, control and forceful actions, then the gathering of the syllables to be placed on the weapon-wheel. Yamntaka (Sanskrit: ) or Vajrabhairava is the destroyer of death deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. What is it that is going to prevent us from attaining that state of a Buddha? Vajrabhairava is the one with the buffalo head and the Manjushri head above it, and he appears in three basic forms. Despite the monks pleas to stop just for a few minutes until he finished his meditation the thieves beheaded the poor buffalo. Yama is mentioned in the tenth book of the Rg Veda. These are called the Three Rounds of Tantras (rGyud-skor gsum). Numerous discourses on the fire puja, the self-initiation, the mandala measurements, and many of the auxiliary practices of Yamantaka from Serkong Rinpoche. The reason is its easier to say in Mongolian, and because its so strong with the Mongols, everybody calls it Yamantaka usually.. It is the egos clinging to pleasure and aversion to pain that causes our suffering. If you think in terms of Well, it was Buddha Shakyamuni who taught tantra in other words, the historical Buddha as described in the Pali canon, the Theravadin canon then youre going to see, well, thats completely contradictory with the Buddhologist study of the history of Buddhism, completely contradictory. Now I can go back to just explaining a little bit about the history of the system, the different aspects of the system now we just get information so that you get a little bit of an idea of all the different aspects of it and how this practice actually developed and spread (since its not too appropriate to speak in very much detail about the actual practice, especially to people who are not practicing it). To behold Yamantaka is a frightful experience as his ferocious compassion is beyond any wrathful Buddhas, demons and spirits put together. Then, out of spite, the two thieves also beheaded the monk. WebThis short Yamantaka Sadhana was composed by Pabonghka Tulku as a recitation practice for the supreme Honorable Kyabying Losang Rinchen at the Trehlun Dechen Kelsang Palace. The Sanskrit term Vajrabhairava means the "Adamantine Terrifier" and Yamantaka means "Remover of the Obstacle Yama (the Judge of the Dead)." cutting through ignorance Blessings Kayla Komito, Thank you Kayla Komito. 5. lasso enveloping the mental continuum with pure wisdom Thank you! phung poi bdud ), which symbolizes our clinging to forms, perceptions, and the mara of the destructive emotions (Skt. 10. cotton shroud eliminating the veil of obstacles to wisdom So this is basically the tantra path of the highest class of tantra.. Hanuman Chalisa works as a m I enjoyed your article on Yamantaka very much. We already explained how this practice transforms it so that you dont experience ordinary death you change that experience in terms of the clear-light mind, using that to get the understanding of voidness. Theres a missing explanation on Left Hand Number 7 Intestine. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. So Kalantaka, and then you have the Buddhist variant Yamantaka, the one that puts an end to Yama.. So the tantra texts were available there, but people didnt really know what it was all about. The sixteen legs represent the sixteen types of emptiness. During that period of death whats called the clear light of death before the bardo (the in-between state) and rebirth, we are just experiencing that clear-light level. I think thats a clearer way of saying it. WebHe arises with the form of a blue black body with 9 ferocious faces out of which the main one is a bulls head, 34 strong hands holding various sharp implements and 16 legs to carry the short and stout body. And if youre going to do it, you do it every day for the rest of your life. Your email address will not be published. You find that in so many cultures some sort of judge who acts as the Lord of Death. Another name for Shiva is Bhairava. Yamantaka is the name of a system of three sets of deities (now we just get information): Yamantaka is the name for all three, but in the Gelug tradition the main thing that we practice is Vajrabhairava. Then warnings against disasters that will happen if you dont do each of the steps properly. In his name, Yamantaka, contains the name Yama, the Lord of Death although when combined with antaka it actually means the Destroyer of Death, He is visualized in an underworld, a charnel ground filled with demons, spirits, cannibals but all of whom he brings under his power.
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