Khenpo Sherab Sangpo suggests that his students recite . Then mantras to be recited for various actions. The following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. Now, if we look at the Iranian side before Zoroastrianism got codified (so lets call it proto-Zoroastrianism), you have their ancient sacred text. So that means that he incorporates the Guhyasamaja type of practices. And the palace every little feature of it represents some other aspect of the path and realization. That is symbolized by Yamantakas set of hands, on the left side set of hands, you will see one row, one row, one hand is holding one man impaled on a stick. If you find tsog difficult, never mind. After the thirteenth month he had a full vision of Yamantaka. So now you look: Why Oddiyana? And he becomes a guardian of the hells. Right? And it works but not by some power of some magic or miracle. So the teachings were in fact there. On top of that, please read (Tibetan name) is the Six Sessions Guru Yoga, which is to be recited six times a day, written by Kyabje Pabongka Dorje Chang. yamantaka,yamantaka long mantra,yamantaka tibetan mantra,yamantaka mantra,mantra om yamantaka hum phat,mantra yamantaka,the yamantaka mantra,yamantaka dharan. The Manchus were getting their power together, and eventually theyre going to conquer China and rule China as the Qing dynasty. Another benefit is within Yamantakas tantra, within Yamantakas tantra, if you practice, it is said that you do not need to practice any other tantras whatsoever, no other tantra is necessary to become Enlightened. Tibetans and Indian practitioners have always focused on Manjushri in order to gain super intelligence, super clarity of mind. One of the attributes of Yamantaka is, no matter how much negative karma we have collected, no matter how much negative deeds we have done, no matter how much suffering we have created for others, if we sincerely regret, and we do Yamantakas tantra, within one single short lifetime, we can purify that negative karma. So Dharmaraja, the King of Dharma, is also a name that is applied to Yama, who is then taken later into Buddhism as a protector (hes tamed by Yamantaka and made into a protector). codeiherbroyaw on Mahakala (6-armed) Short Practice (Screen Version) We have:, I have here what each of the chapters of this talk about. She asked, Have you received the full teaching? He told her what he had received. With all the protector practices, they are done as being Vajrabhairava yourself, and then you invite the protector into your mandala. It gives it a context. Yamantaka's command carries tremendous power to perform purification, enhancement, harmonization and subjugation. In Buddhism, Yamntaka is a wrathful expression of Majur, the bodhisattva of wisdom who, in other contexts, also functions as a dharmapala or a Heruka. Highest Yoga Tantra understanding Emptiness, overcoming death Alexander Berzin explains the Highest Yoga Tantra, such as Yamantaka practice, and how it helps us understand Emptiness (Voidness) and, with practice, ultimately overcome death, for the benefit of all beings: So he is that powerful. This is very similar to the water/pus/nectar discussion, that: All three of these visions of what a Buddha is are all valid, but theyre valid within their own context, and that you have to understand within their own context. Within Buddhism, "terminating death" is a quality of all buddhas as they have stopped the cycle of rebirth, samsara. After the initiation, the Guru snapped his fingers and the mandala disappeared. Tring, U.K., The Institute of Buddhist Studies, 1996. Now, why a water buffalo I can only guess. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.jpg 2,299 3,845; 7.75 MB. Himalayan Traditionally Hand-Made Religious Statue Namgyalma Mantra Our very skilled artisan carved this beautiful statue for Namgyalma Mantra using traditional techniques passed from his family lineage. So, within the mother tantra you focus on clear light, within the father tantra you focus on illusory body Having the the opportunity to practise Yamantaka is extremely rare. The materials include: Practice texts (Sadhanas) for the Single and Thirteen-Deity Yamantaka deities, commentaries and pratice instructions, deity images, protector practices, and other support materials. And so in the context of Mahayana the Great Vehicle, the Vast Vehicle we want to not just gain liberation ourselves, but we want to attain the state of a Buddha so that we can benefit everybody equally, not just a few. 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. They made this association that Manchu well, that sounds like Manju of Manjushri so their rulers eventually became recognized as emanations of Manjushri like the association of Avalokiteshvara with the Tibetans and Vajrapani with the Mongols. (This is the Tibetan story, by the way.) (1) The first is that in this age of degeneration, practitioners will not be harmed by interferences. And one should also learn the Lama Chopa Tsog, one should learn the Lama Chopa Tsog, to be done to Yamantaka every two weeks. And it was very, very difficult theres a whole long story and account of how much difficulty he had to get these teachings and to translate them with his Indian master Bharo Chag-drum (Bha-ro Phyag-drum), with whom he studied in Nepal but anyway he translated them and brought them to Tibet., Although a Yamantaka lineage was present at Radreng Monastery, teachings on it were not easy to find. Dont just look at these things as little fairy tales to tell children. All the various Indian deities, these various figures, are always riding on top of something. And if youre going to do it, you do it every day for the rest of your life. 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. Well, youd have to say, Yes, theyre all the same person. It was like the greatest occasion of his life., Then the Guru gave the full series of initiations. He then killed the two thieves and drank their blood from cups made from their skulls (so the skull-cup image). The Hundred-Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva. As Vajradhara or, here, appearing as Yamantaka or appearing as Chakrasamvara or as Kalachakra a Buddha appears in all these different forms of deities and at any time of history, but its not a historically definite time. From amongst the many lineages of practice to enter Tibet, the main transmissions of Vajrabhairava were those of the two translators Ra Lotsawa and Mal Lotsawa. ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GHENDE, NAIWITYE, SHABTA PRATICCHA HUNG SOHA. In the Buddhist variant, Yamantaka overcomes Yama like Shiva overcame Yama using the name Kala, Kalantaka. What does it mean in the text that its to be hidden or secret?, You read and study Guhyasamaja which is actually the main thing that is studied in the tantric colleges in the Gelug tradition and the Guhyasamaja Root Tantra is written in so-called vajra language (rdo-rjei tshig). As Serkong Rinpoche used to explain: You want to chase thieves away from your gate. Posts. Anyway, what followed from this is very fascinating. And in the Avesta you also find Yama here its called Yima and hes also the first man to die, and he also becomes the guardian of the hells. 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. And all the protector practices that are done in the Gelug tradition are all done within the context of oneself arising as Yamantaka. And theres an enormous amount of teachings. Were talking about the early seventeenth century. This is a Puja of the Tantric Deity Yamantaka (the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri). So now we have to qualify what I just said. Rather than saying hidden maybe thats not a good word here its encoded into these vajra expressions. When in union, he is so with his consort, Vajravetali (Skt: for Adamantine Ghoul; Tib: rDor-rje ro-lang-ma), who has one face, two hands, and is blue in color with orange hair pressed against her back, holding a skull cup in her left hand. Its done in so many of the tantra practices. Origins So you have this division of mother and father in Gelugpa., So in the Guhyasamaja, its talking about all the very, very advanced practices where you use the energy of desire for getting down to the subtlest level, and that is hidden in a different way with these vajra expressions. Advanced visualizations of Vajrasattva include his consort, representing the Wisdom of Emptiness. It should be the same for other mantras, but I dont want to say that, as the benefits of OM MANI PADME HUM are what is explained. (1878 - 1941 C.E.) Its very interesting. Ven. So Kalantaka, and then you have the Buddhist variant Yamantaka, the one that puts an end to Yama.. I personally find it quite fascinating and actually quite helpful to see what actually has happened with this practice, how does it actually fit into history, the religious development, and so on. He came from Odisha. Vajrasattva's mantra is a powerful purification prayer that invokes the mindstreams of all the buddhas. It is even more extraordinary to be able to receive regular guidance from such an experienced practitioner as Les, who has received extensive teachings from Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden . And so, similar to that, you always set up a protection space. There are two main traditions: Okay, enough of art history or iconography. Inner and Outer Yamaraja are blue/black, and the Secret Yamaraja is red. As everybody says although a lot of people dont take it very seriously tantra is very, very advanced. The Fourth Panchen Lama was the tutor of both the Fourth and the Fifth Dalai Lamas. Or you could try to look at it to see that what is said in the Buddhist version does have some historical reference, that the whole development of tantra is really a general thing going on in India, a general way of practicing, and that you have different schools, whether Hindu or Buddhist, each working with it and trying to find the most efficient method for attaining their goals (liberation or enlightenment the way that each of them define it). Its not this Janis Joplin song of Oh Lord, why dont you give me a Mercedes-Benz, that type of request. So, no other tantra, no other tantric system, no other sutra system, can promise us to purify, example, even if we have created the most heinous crimes. "In the practice of Highest Yoga Tantra, try to focus on everything causing great bliss within you. (In tantra every deity appears in so many different forms, so you shouldnt think Oh, theres only one and then freak out when you hear that theres something else.) Then you fall to one extreme of either Only this is true or The other one is true. There are various depictions of what a Buddha is: Thats the way that a Buddha is described in Mahayana. Yamantaka is a wrathful expression of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom. Should you wish to practice a brief visualisation and mantra recitation for Vajrasattva, recite the following: You have a protection wheel, its called. Its a very different type of Buddha. It includes numberless hell beings, preta beings, hungry ghosts, animals, and insects in numberless universes. So another name for Yama is Kalarupa, and you find this in the protector practices. Let him decide. So the Fifth Dalai Lama instructed his representative at the Manchu court to banish this Mongol missionary to Hohhot, present-day Inner Mongolia to get him to stop this improper practice of bribing people to do Yamantaka practice. Note that Vajravegas root mantra contains the praise in Sanskrit: To the one who acts on behalf of Vajrabhairava. The name Vajrabhairava also appears in Vajravegas 72-line garland mantra., Manjughosha is another name for Manjushri., Lalitavajra reads these lines and here you have all these names of Yamantaka and Vajrabhairava and Manjughosha. He stands in (or rather is caught in) the warrior pose that will be familiar to those who practice Hatha Yoga. That will be more than enough for you. Share dan bookmark melalui: All these names that you hear for Yama in the protector practices Dharmaraja, Yamaraja (King Yama) all of that already you have in the non-Buddhist variant. According to the pure and unbroken lineage of the. Disaster. This is, just in very general terms, a little bit of what is Yamantaka all about for those who might not have so much of a background. If one form becomes too popularized so that it becomes commonplace and trivialized as in having Kalachakra T-shirts and this sort of thing then theres usually a revelation of another form because it really has to be something sacred and private, not something popular. He took these as manifestations of the teachings of the Guru. Vajrabhairava is sometimes called just Yamantaka. Then one should do, use a inner offering every single day, as part of the practice and make torma offerings, also two sets of sensory offerings and the sets of sensory offerings is very important. Thats one of the teachings of whats called virya, perseverance, one of the six far-reaching attitudes. So, do the sadhana, torma, sensory offerings, then every two weeks do tsog or extra three times mantra and read up on your Bodhisattva Vows and your Tantric Vows, very important, they should have it in Chinese, Im sure. It is not to be given lightly. Representing as 34 arms holding all the tantra symbols and sixteen feet symbolize sixteen types of emptiness. Thank you for anything you can offer to help. suggest the same. Later, Yamantaka becomes associated with Manjushri, who embodies wisdom or the understanding of reality. So environmental, meaning place, time meaning how far away it is from the Buddha first turned the wheel of Dharma to the end of the Dharma, which is 5,000 years. We have all these habits of our confusion all these habits of compulsive behavior based on confusion and disturbing emotions and because of the momentum of so many lifetimes of being under the influence of these habits, what happens? Now, within those so-called hidden tantras in which the fourth initiation is hidden, you have different systems: you have mother tantra (ma-rgyud); you have father tantra (pha-rgyud). If you like, this, this also can be burned. Highest Yoga Tantra Initiation from a qualified Lama. 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. Other emanations of Yamantaka appear as residents in various mandalas (13-, 17-, 21-, and 49-Deity). [See: Explaining Vajra Expressions: 6 Alternatives & 4 Modes.] 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. Meditation on the deity, Yamantaka with it's five unique features is considered a crucial practice for our times. Already in the fourth century you find Yamantaka.. It seems that the term Yamantaka (and Yamari) is used in a more general way than Vajrabhairava which is restricted to the buffalo-headed yidam of the Gelug and Sakya schools (see Lokesh Chandra). So he does that.. And also individual, meaning the aptitude of the person, and karmic dispositions, means their previous life connections and their ability and their need to practice. Whatever understanding, whatever positive force has come from this, may it act as a cause for all beings to reach enlightenment as quickly as possible through a sincere practice such as this Yamantaka system. Important historical commentaries were written by Tri Gyaltsen Senghe for the Solitary Hero practice and Lhundup Pandita for the 13-Deity practice; both have been translated. 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. By representing them by all the arms and legs and heads, it helps us to keep all of these things simultaneously in our consciousness. Hence, within this, the Sutra path is much longer. People can attain enlightenment with these. What are these three texts? 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. Rilbu means qualified inner nectar pill put inside. Heinous. 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. And if people try to do it and use these disturbing emotions before they are at a sufficiently highly developed level, the danger is that they really come under the influence of anger and desire, and then its a disaster. His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting a policeman providing security as he arrives at the Kalachakra Ground on the third day of his teachings in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 26, 2018. Its not an easy trip., I always find it quite helpful to think of these things as actually happening, not just some legend. Very often women think that women didnt play a very major role in the historical development of Buddhism. Its very important to read the Lamrim, The Wheel of Sharp Weapons, and also to focus on Guru Devotion, having powerful Guru Devotion is very important and focusing on your yidam, Yamantaka. Hes described as being very wise, and he judges the rebirth of those who die. Brief Vajrasattva Visualisation and Mantra Recitation. To understand the emergence of Yamantaka there and this practice there, otherwise it doesnt make any sense that it was kept there, we need to look at the history of Yama. Then the lady said that the Guru would manifest as a dog. The Yamantaka Mantra()Vajrabhairava|||Destroyer Of Death|Powerful Mantra@Melodious Dharma Sound_____The . So for us to realize that, for us to understand that intellectually is easy. But if you understand the way that ancient Indian society functioned, then you see that all of these people lived together, and so you have this common pool there. Composed by. Theres this whole thing that you get in the study of mythology to see what are the lessons behind the mythology, and is there a deeper psychological thing that is going on, and so on. So we can be very good Buddhist practitioners and not be these religious fanatics that say, All these Buddhologists and the scientific study of the texts, and so on were not interested in that. Theres no contradiction. There is also an emanation of Yamantaka (called Yamantaka or Yamantakrt) in the Ten Wrathful Ones / Uncommon Protection Wheel of the Vajrabhairava and Guhyasamaja practices. So Yamantaka is already one of the protectors on this wheel in Guhyasamaja as well as on this wheel in the Yamantaka and Hevajra practices. It should be the same for other mantras, but I don't want to say that, as the benefits of OM MANI PADME HUM are what is explained. Seng Piow here can give you the tsog dates, which is twice a month for the next year, and the year after that, if he has. Both do both, but the emphasis is different. So we are aiming to become a Buddha ourselves, and we need to have a body, speech, and mind of a Buddha, and we need to be able to attain all of those in the most efficient way. Recent Posts. And, as Shantideva dedicates in the tenth chapter of Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior: Our ability to maintain and further expand our website totally depends on your support. 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. In both schools, Vajrabhairava is seen as the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the Buddha of wisdom. When you talk about different cultures being present in one area, they dont exist in isolation, do they, in isolation from each other?. This cleansing is most easily accomplished at this time of the year and helps to decrease suffering and increase peace. Photo by Lobsang Tsering. Our own confusion, our own laziness, our own bad temper and anger, our own attachments. The binding factors that keeps us in Samsara is, ignorance. Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche, who was the Vajrabhairava teacher of His Holiness, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche, my own main teacher, who was also a teacher of His Holiness. More precisely, the Manchus identified Beijing as the Vajrabhairava manadala with the Forbidden City, the Imperial City and the Outer City forming three concentric mandala circles, with the Emperor as Vajrabhairava in the center. You should offer two sets, of the offering every single day and recite the Yamantaka mantra, the first one, the second one, 21 times or more but you should focus on the third mantra. Yamantaka Initiation July 17-18; Search. Now we get to Lalitavajra (Rol-pai rdo-rje) in the tenth century. And one collects great amount of merit while one is perpetuating Yamantaka. So what we want to do is to be able to overcome that kind of death and instead be able, in our meditation, to get to that subtlest level of mental activity. Thats our ordinary type of death. The Yamantaka empowerment is a secret mantra empowerment of the highest class known as Highest Yoga Tantra. And in fact he meets a female practitioner, a so-called deep-awareness dakini (ye-shes mkha-gro). Anuttara Yoga Tantra is divided into father- (Tib: pha-rgyud) and mother-tantra (Tib: ma-rgyud). It is one of the mother tantra deity systems within which the six yogas of Naropa are practiced. Yamas also called Kala in these texts. In that he says, Yamantaka, throw your wheel of sharp weapons. All this is in the condensed root tantra. He is adorned with bracelets, necklaces and a girdle all formed of interlaced bone ornaments, a necklace of snakes and a long necklace of fifty moist human heads. At least I find for myself its helpful. In order to engage in its practice, . Now, he wanted to take more, and the dakini told him, Thats enough. So these ideas about Yama are percolating in this cultural area, with influence from these three different ways of thinking the Iranian, the Indian non-Buddhist, and the Buddhist. Are they all Shakyamuni? I dont feel like going and helping somebody. You have to cut through that. Thats called the Avesta, just as the proto-Hindus have the Vedas. Many of the Eastern Mongols had already accepted Tibetan Buddhism at this time, but Neiji Toin wanted to convert the remaining shamanistic Eastern Mongol tribes and get them to accept the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism particularly with the practice of Yamantaka. In all these instances, Yamantaka has three heads, six arms and two legs, and is in the Buddha-family of Vairochana. From Tibet, late 19th century to early 20th century CE. Remember Lalitavajra, the guy who found it there in Ogyen, hes the tenth century. Dancing costume and mask of Yamantaka, worn by Tibetan monks (Buddhists) during Cham Dance. You even get Mahakala associated here, which literally means the great form of time. But whats interesting is the Tibetans translated kala here as black (nag-po), so Mahakala is called the Great Black One (Nag-po chen-po) in Tibetan. He practiced it, and he achieved visions, and he achieved results. Transcribed by Tenzin Losang She has calm, partially furious, and fully furious looks. The one that is commonly practiced in the Gelug has nine heads, thirty-four arms, and sixteen legs. Yamantaka imitates Yama by both of them having the buffalo head. Remember Manjushri is the embodiment of the discriminating awareness, the clear mind, the intelligence, the so-called wisdom of the Buddhas. Ive already spoken in previous visits about Chakrasamvara and Guhyasamaja, so now we have Vajrabhairava left. It dependently arises. He was very fanatic. You understand on a deeper level a Buddhist analysis of different points of view. Sponsor the Yamantaka Initiation ($1,200) Sponsor other events with Khensur Rinpoche COVID GUIDELINES He went to return to Tibet and a lady pulled him back when he was about to go. Anger that arises from self-grasping, can be reduced and can be destroyed, can be purified. Thats the ancient, ancient Indian text. Vajrabhairava is the one with the buffalo head and the Manjushri head above it, and he appears in three basic forms. The statue is shown with three faces, each with a third eye. By ordering . So that means the third mantra, if you do 21 times a day, youll do that three times extra on the tsog day to cover your tsog commitments for now, okay? After His Holiness had taken his seat on the throne, Theravada monks once again chanted the Mangala Sutta in Pali. So I have received your wonderful offering, and I thank you. He took this as a teaching about impermanence and how we are oblivious to the Lord of Death. The next day he requested a dog who transformed into fire, water, wind and earth--the four elements--to show that he has power over the elements. But now its with a totally calm understanding of reality that we can apply in meditation at this time of clear light in order to be able to get: If we do this often enough and strongly enough, were able to stay like that forever. 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. Psychologically very helpful. And so this (motivation) is an enormous, tremendous compassion for everybody. 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. Then the second chapter, rituals using various devices for extremely forceful actions against harmful beings. He was the first mortal to die, and thus, because of that, he became the Lord of Death. Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested that only those who have received full initiation into the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Yamantaka (Dorje Jigje) read this book, however, two chapters are available here for the general public to read. 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