So, like in martial arts, you have to be very strong externally and totally 100% calm internally. Je Pabongka Rinpoche. You can envision this person with a Pali canon type of vision. And so Yama rides on a male water buffalo. So they basically bribed the people to adopt Yamantaka, like the Christian missionaries are doing now in Mongolia, paying people to go to church, so it's a similar type of thing. It includes numberless hell beings, preta beings, hungry ghosts, animals, and insects in numberless universes. He is the ferocious emanation of Manjushree. The remaining chapters of The Condensed Chapters of the Root Tantra deal with: The Three Chapter Explanatory Tantra contains: The Musk Shrew Chapter deals with the attainment of powers through the use of the skin of an animal called the musk-shrew (til-la). 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. One has to be very, very well prepared and have a very realistic idea of how difficult its going to be. I mean, these three tantra texts have been translated into English, by the way. The third mantra is 21 but if you can do more its much, much, much, much better. To meditate on Vajrasattva is the same as to meditate upon all the buddhas. The mantra has 6 syllables and so is also popularly known as the Great 6 Syllable Mantra. Remember Lalitavajra, the guy who found it there in Ogyen, hes the tenth century. She has calm, partially furious, and fully furious looks. They all embody wrathful aspects of peaceful Manjushri as well as, in some cases, Yamnatakas consort, Vajravetali, the wrathful nature of Saraswati. 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. He has thirty-four hands and sixteen legs. 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. Thats in the seventh century. And youre getting the understanding of voidness with this, with the clear-light mind, so you overcome the mara of whats called the sons of the gods (which is referring to the non-Buddhist philosophical views). 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? Interferences that are supernatural in nature, magic, ghosts, spirits, cannot disturb that person, cannot disturb that person that he has blessed, or she has blessed. In Kalachakra as well, Yamantaka appears as the protector of one of the gateways of the body mandala, as well as one of the sixty protectors in the protection wheel. Vajrabhairava is one of the principal three meditational deities of the Gelug school (Tib: gsang bde jigs gsum; the others are Chakrasamvara and Guhyasamaja). So the teachings were in fact there. 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. 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. In this system of putting together the three practices of these three deity systems Guhyasamaja, Chakrasamvara, and Yamantaka or Vajrabhairava (two names) Yamantaka is the container within which the other two practices can be included. Consequently the practice became one of the three principal tantras taught at the tantric colleges and monastic universities. After these thirteen months, he met the Guru again at the monastery and reported all of his insights. Advanced visualizations of Vajrasattva include his consort, representing the Wisdom of Emptiness. It was existent but not popular till Lama Tsongkhapa himself found various types of Yamantaka tantras, example, from the Kagyu and the Sakya. The name Bhairava indicating one of Shivas main forms and the various attributes/implements like the trident, tiger-skin, ashes, drum (Skt: damaru), etc. 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 if you have received the empowerment, its a very, very important, very helpful, and very strong practice to involve yourself with, very effective. One monk from there Ra Lotsawa he was called, Ra (Rva) from Radreng Monastery went to Nepal to try to get more understanding of the teachings. One needs to be very serious about any type of tantra practice. So I hope that when you took the initiation, you werent given a cow as well to bribe you into doing the practice!. And so, similar to that, you always set up a protection space. Should you wish to practice a brief visualisation and mantra recitation for Vajrasattva, recite the following: So I hear that you have Yamantakas teachings. 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. From Tibet, late 19th century to early 20th century CE. After His Holiness had taken his seat on the throne, Theravada monks once again chanted the Mangala Sutta in Pali. So you think Well, thats what it means for it to be a hidden tantra. Its not. Now, he wanted to take more, and the dakini told him, Thats enough. 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. So you read them, and you see that it has a full description of Yamantaka and what he looks like and what hes holding, So much is totally explicitly explained there and you say, What? So the Second Buddha is called Gyalwa Nyipa. (Pardon the dualistic way of saying that that we are experiencing it, as if theres a separate me. And you should do that. So hence, while were practicing Yamantaka were not also practicing only tantra, were practicing sutra because Yamantakas path combines both sutra and tantra. But if its, if things change because we understand, then things would have changed because many people understand that point once they have studied Buddhism. Yamas also called Kala in these texts. So Yamantakas practice is very, very powerful, extremely, extremely powerful for removing the self-grasping I that doesnt exist. 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. How did something like this develop in Ogyen, in Oddiyana?, First of all, where is Oddiyana? And all the protector practices that are done in the Gelug tradition are all done within the context of oneself arising as Yamantaka. 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. Anger that arises from self-grasping, can be reduced and can be destroyed, can be purified. If youre able to transform the clear light of death into this understanding of voidness, you wont get the aggregates of another samsaric rebirth, so it overcomes the mara of the aggregates. Thats the Concert of Names of Manjushri, a Kalachakra text (probably also seventh century). Both practice texts are available in English translation on this website. 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. RETREAT Yamantaka Practice Michoacan, Mexico, This retreat focuses on a detailed presentation of the Deity and how to use it in our daily lives. Remember this association of Yamantaka with Manjushri? This is what we hear from the Buddhist version of the history. Lalitavajra, a 10th-century scholar from the Nalanda monstary in Bihar whose main yidam was Manjushri, one day had a vision of the deity telling him to go to the land of Oddiyana and retrieve the tantras of Yamantaka. (3) And then the third point is that he holds a khatvanga staff, which indicates that he incorporates the teachings of voidness and bliss from Chakrasamvara. Along with practising Yamantaka's tantra, one can perfect memory, clairvoyance, penetrative insight, one can have great debate, one can have great speech, one could have perfect understanding of the Dharma. In both schools, Vajrabhairava is seen as the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the Buddha of wisdom. The subtlest energy of it to transform and appear in the form of a Buddha. Okay. Many things in terms of the Kalachakra myth you find in a Hindu variant as well, for example. Therefore I feel guilty to teach them. At this the Guru disappeared., Ra Lotsawa had a difficult time finding him again. All of that is implicit in these various rituals and things that are explained in the texts which sound as though they are horrible black magic for actually harming others, harmful beings, whereas the intention is for harming the internal enemy, our own selfishness. Its interesting. The principal practice texts come from Tsongkhapa (13-Deity) and Pabongka (Solitary Hero). My speech, although its in English can be burned into a CD and sent to you by email so you can keep it for future reference if you like also. That was kept in the Dharmaganja Stupa it was kept inside which was venerated by all the dakinis. (The mandala is the palace in which we live as this figure: not that theres a kitchen and a living room or anything like that, but were in this palace. They are tamed and then given a pledge by Guru Rinpoche or by many other figures to protect practitioners. And the palace every little feature of it represents some other aspect of the path and realization. Solitary-Hero Yamantaka. Transcript for Advice to a Yamantaka Initiate. And they exchanged ideas. And Manjushri transformed himself into Yamantaka, looking very similar to Yama but ten times more powerful and horrible, and Manjushri as Yamantaka then defeated Yama and made him into a protector for Buddhism., So what do we learn from this story? The local Khan Tsiyet Khan of the Qorcin thought this was a really good idea and financed this Neiji Toin. So, this one you can do either the short one, you can do the long one, its up to you. All the confusion and disturbing emotions and compulsiveness of our samsaric, karmic type of life is occurring on grosser levels, not this subtlest level that just provides the continuity. The reason is its easier to say in Mongolian, and because its so strong with the Mongols, everybody calls it Yamantaka usually.. Share dan bookmark melalui: But just understanding it doesnt make you change but realizing it and it becomes second nature will provoke change. Many months passed. Only give it to a few disciples. Later Ra Lotsawa regretted that he had given it to too many disciples so he couldnt attain enlightenment in his lifetime. Thats really quite odd, isnt it? ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GHENDE, NAIWITYE, SHABTA PRATICCHA HUNG SOHA. 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. The full form of Vajrabhairava has nine heads, the central one being that of a buffalo, and the top-most being that of yellow Manjushri with a slightly wrathful expression. So one has to be very, very careful. 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. Maybe it has that connotation. Most of todays commentary teachings are based on the former. No other deity is more wrathful than Yamantaka. 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). There are also some Yamantaka terma revelations in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools. Right? When he gave the teachings, the Guru manifested from his heart a huge mandala with myriads of dakas and dakinis making preparation for teachings, arranging the throne, etc. 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. This sadhana practice is intended only for those people who have received this. Inner and Outer Yamaraja are blue/black, and the Secret Yamaraja is red. 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? Like other wrathful deities, Yamantaka gives the forces of the Shadow [in the Jungian sense] a symbol that hooks their energy and provides a channel and direction for their expression and transformation (Preece, p. 187). One collects a great amount of merit. When you talk about different cultures being present in one area, they dont exist in isolation, do they, in isolation from each other?. 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. Hence, if you do Yamantakas practice and you combine it with the four preliminary practices such as offerings, mandala, prostrations, Vajrasattva, etc. Then the Guru appeared and said, When the sun rises in the east and there are no clouds, then the sun shines. 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. The root mantra, the third one you should do as much as possible even while youre watching TV and youre free, you can do that mantra. To this very day it is considered one of the most important yidam practices, both for monastic and lay practitioners alike. Gaden for the West. In Sanskrit Vajrabhairava means Adamantine Terrifier. Vajrabhairava is powerful enough to overcome and subdue even the most powerful negative emotions. The following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. The Guru said It was worthwhile to lie. He is also one of the main yidams in the Sakya school where he comes in a variety of appearances (with different mandalas). 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. 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. So, hence, many things we do come from second nature that are embedded within our mindstream for many lifetimes. So you find this very interesting, very odd way in which Yamantaka practice then becomes so popular among the Mongols and the Manchus, and you find big statues and things in Beijing and in other parts of China. Proofread by Sarah Yap (4) The fourth point is that the fire stove also indicates not just the clear-light practices from Guhyasamaja but that the deep awareness gained through this practice is greater than any other. Dharma in that tradition means justice, justice in the sense of what maintains the order of karma in terms of rebirth. 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. Yamantaka's practice is only available for those who are initiated but those who do not have his practice can still have his image and make offerings for great protection, the blessings of a Buddha and to create a connection or cause towards receiving his practice in the future and achieving attainments through his practice. Yamantaka is the wrathful emanation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom. Both do both, but the emphasis is different. So it comes from this general Indian background. According to the Ngor Mandalas which correspond to the 139 mandalas of the rgyud sde kun btus (collection of initiation texts, sadhanas, and explanations for those deities) the following individual variations can be distinguished: In the context of this website, we focus on the two main forms practiced as meditational deities in the Gelug school. Dont fail to request him! But the next day when he came he had missed the Guru. Psychologically its very important, actually, because in order to feel safe even in a group-therapy session or in any type of psychological session you need to have a protected space in which you feel that no harm can come from the outside and you can relax. Hes described as being very wise, and he judges the rebirth of those who die. Yamantakas tantra, (Tibetan words], means it has seven special attributes, seven special attributes. Theyre all very qualified paths, its just depending on the method. It has been identified archaeologically as Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan, present-day Pakistan. But that wasnt the case, because you can see from Wheel of Sharp Weapons that the image is intended for having this strength, as I was saying before, to cut through your ignorance, your self-cherishing, your self-grasping. The right legs are bent pressing down on a man, animals and various gods. Next to where the Eastern Mongols lived were the Manchus. Anywhere else would be too distracting. The Guru was very stubborn. And in fact he meets a female practitioner, a so-called deep-awareness dakini (ye-shes mkha-gro). So therefore if we have created something very negative, very powerfully negative, imagine what Yamantaka can help us in. May 29, 2022 in new york v united states quizlet. Scientists who cares about what they say?, Or we could be Buddhologists scientists and look at archaeology and all these Sanskrit texts, and so on, and The Buddhist stories and so on, this is just nice mythology.. 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. (This is the Tibetan story, by the way.) The (mostly secret and arcane) practices involve different activities for various purposes. At least I find for myself its helpful. Yamantaka comes in two forms: (1) as Solitary Hero (Skt: Ekavira; Tib: jigs-byed dPa-bo gcig-pa), and (2) in union with his consort Vajravetali, called the 13-Deity Yamantaka (because of the twelve more deities in his mandala; Tib: jigs-byed Lha-bcu-gsum). 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. So I have received your wonderful offering, and I thank you. Disaster. Anyway, enough of history and stories. So what we need to do is to somehow gain access to this subtlest level and not only stay with it, but work with it to transform it into the body, speech, and mind of a Buddha. 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. In other words, if we can see that history corroborates and fits together okay with the Buddhist version, then our confidence I think is a little bit stronger. It is not to be given lightly. Because a Buddha in Mahayana is one that teaches the entire universe. Its not like that. Please continue to make your life . According to the pure and unbroken lineage of the. It tells us that there are many, many ways and many appearances of all these various Buddha-figures. Yamantaka Self-Initiation PDF -This practice is restricted to only those with the appropriate tantric empowerment. So it has to be explained by a teacher, and thats the aspect of secrecy in this tantra system. And the reason that Buddha gave the different types of teachings of sutra and tantra is to suit the different types of mental, karmic, environmental and time dispositions. You could ask, Well, how does that work? Are they all the same person that you find in the Pali canon, that you find in the Mahayana sutras, that you find in the tantra texts? 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. 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. Number three. 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. He was the first mortal to die, and thus, because of that, he became the Lord of Death. Lalitavajra brought these teachings back to India from Ugyen and gave them to Lilavajra, his disciple at Vikramashila Monastery. So since the Manchus wanted to rule over the Mongols as well, they adopted Yamantaka also. So for us to realize that, for us to understand that intellectually is easy. Whats so special about this area that Guru Rinpoche comes from there, the tantras all come from there, and so on? Memorize your Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows and practice your Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows, because holding the vows will be a very important point for you to achieve Yamantakas attainments. Discourses on the main commentary of the text of the Single Deity from Serkong Rinpoche and Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. 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. There is a version that you find in the Pali canon, where Shakyamuni was a prince, and he had his life, and there are all these accounts of what he did during his actual historical life. There are either eight or ten directional protectors, and Yama is one of them. 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. Each face has three large round eyes, bared fangs and frightful expressions; brown hair flows upward like flames. Yamantaka is a wrathful expression of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom. Theyre all talking about the same things. In the Gelug school, Yama- or Dharmaraja is part of the Vajrabhairava practice. Yamantaka also appears in other tantras before Lalitavajras time. The Fourth Panchen Lama was the tutor of both the Fourth and the Fifth Dalai Lamas. Alright? He took this as a teaching about impermanence and how we are oblivious to the Lord of Death. There was a holy man who was told that if he meditated for the next fifty years, he would achieve enlightenment. They passed down the line of Vikramashila masters and there were many commentaries written to them in India. Thats the ancient, ancient Indian text. Then the last mantra, you can do 21 times again. 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. They refuse to let him take the texts with him; he was only allowed to memorize as much as he could in a short time and then write it down upon his return.Siklos (pp.5-10) gives a fascinating analytical account of the origins of the Vajrabhairava Tantra pointing towards the non-Buddhist Shaivite tradition in Western India (Kashmir & Afghanistan). I dont know. In the Shiva tantra context (plus you get tantra in the Shaivite system) and in the Buddhist one, you get a very parallel development and parallel names. Shes called Vajravetali, or Dorje Rolangma (rDo-rje ro-lang-ma) in Tibetan. The Yamantaka empowerment is a secret mantra empowerment of the highest class known as Highest Yoga Tantra. Why? Dont just look at these things as little fairy tales to tell children. He represents the power, energy, and fearlessness of the Buddhas. Im saying this not to say Im a great yogi which Im obviously not but the point is that if you want to actually practice any of these things, you need to get the teachings over and over again, many teachings. In order to engage in its practice, . 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. So to achieve emptiness, Yamantaka is the most profound and the most quickest. Fire Ritual(Part 4) Fire Ritual(Part 3) Fire Ritual(Part 2) Fire Ritual(Part 1) Yamantaka Initiation July 17-18; Recent Comments. 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.. Now we get to Lalitavajra (Rol-pai rdo-rje) in the tenth century. So, the only higher tantric system that focuses on both mother and father combined simultaneously is the Yamantaka set of tantras. codeiherbroyaw on Mahakala (6-armed) Short Practice (Screen Version) In the Buddhist variant, Yamantaka overcomes Yama like Shiva overcame Yama using the name Kala, Kalantaka. Other emanations of Yamantaka appear as residents in various mandalas (13-, 17-, 21-, and 49-Deity). The Manchus were getting their power together, and eventually theyre going to conquer China and rule China as the Qing dynasty. Are they all Shakyamuni? So with understanding, we want to cut through these grosser levels with all the confusion with a lot of strength and get down to the subtlest level. That is one version that fits in with the Pali canon account of what a Buddha is. It is one of the mother tantra deity systems within which the six yogas of Naropa are practiced. Now, normally we get down to that subtlest level when we die. This is how that came about. Numerous discourses on the fire puja, the self-initiation, the mandala measurements, and many of the auxiliary practices of Yamantaka from Serkong Rinpoche. The Yamantaka Mantra()Vajrabhairava|||Destroyer Of Death|Powerful Mantra@Melodious Dharma Sound_____The . So the people of Tibet were afraid for their lives, and they prayed to Manjushri to listen to them. Thank you for anything you can offer to help. After the initiation, the Guru snapped his fingers and the mandala disappeared. And he walks all the way over to Swat Valley in western Pakistan. Not only is he terrifying to look at but according to the Vajrabhairava Tantra he also has conquered all evil spirits, including the Lord of Death, Yama. There are many variants of everything. 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. First about my own background. According to some scholars thats already by the fourth century. Later, Yamantaka becomes associated with Manjushri, who embodies wisdom or the understanding of reality. Siklos, Bulcsu, The Vajrabhairava Tantras (Buddhica Britannica, Series Continua VII). So therefore, Buddha gave two sets of teachings according to these four types of principals. He himself wrote commentaries, his students also wrote commentaries on the practice of Yamantaka, and hence today the Yamantaka practice is very prevalent, very powerful and extremely widespread because of these great writings and Lama Tsongkhapas own personal practice. Another day he saw several parrots involved in eating rice while another larger bird was killing them. Then the second chapter, rituals using various devices for extremely forceful actions against harmful beings. The protectors are like a dog, a very vicious, powerful dog. His hundred-syllable mantra is the quintessence of all mantras. 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. Were talking about this region. Actually theres no problem with fitting in the history as well from a Buddhological point of view. Well, youd have to say, Yes, theyre all the same person. I encourage you to have good Guru Devotion.
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