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| − | '''Bodhisattva Bhogavati''' 丰财菩萨, 'He who is endowed with wealth', also called the Vajra of Satisfaction. So called because he is in charge of bestowing blessings & virtues, whose fundamental vow is to give freely to all sentient beings. According to the sadhanas he is white in color, holds 2 stalks of Lotuses in his left hand. The one over his left shoulder is a 3-shoot lotus bud, whereas the one over his right is a fully bloomed one. The 3 shoots represent the body, speech & mind of sentient beings, and the one bloom represents the heart of compassion that transforms them. Together they represent the equality of sentient beings & the Buddhas in fundamental purity. His right hand, raised to the shoulder level, is formed into a Mudra of Tri-karma. The image above from the Garbhakosa Mandala is white, garbed in celestial robes & sits upon a red lotus. He is situated at in the 3rd row of the Lotus Section, 3rd from the top. | + | '''[[Bodhisattva Bhogavati]]''' 丰财菩萨, 'He who is endowed with [[wealth]]', also called the [[Vajra]] of [[Satisfaction]]. So called because he is in charge of [[bestowing]] [[blessings]] & [[virtues]], whose fundamental [[vow]] is to give freely to all [[sentient beings]]. According to the [[sadhanas]] he is white in color, holds 2 stalks of [[Lotuses]] in his left hand. The one over his left shoulder is a 3-shoot [[lotus]] bud, whereas the one over his right is a fully bloomed one. The 3 shoots represent the [[body]], [[speech]] & [[mind]] of [[sentient beings]], and the one bloom represents the [[heart]] of [[compassion]] that transforms them. Together they represent the equality of [[sentient beings]] & the [[Buddhas]] in fundamental [[purity]]. His right hand, raised to the shoulder level, is formed into a [[Mudra]] of Tri-karma. The image above from the [[Garbhakosa Mandala]] is white, garbed in [[celestial]] [[robes]] & sits upon a red [[lotus]]. He is situated at in the 3rd row of the [[Lotus]] Section, 3rd from the top. |
| − | His Mantra is: '''Om arya dharari svaha | + | His [[Mantra]] is: '''Om [[arya]] dharari [[svaha]] |
| − | Or the alternative: '''Om aryabhogavati svaha | + | Or the alternative: '''Om aryabhogavati [[svaha]] |
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Revision as of 23:08, 5 September 2013
Bodhisattva Bhogavati 丰财菩萨, 'He who is endowed with wealth', also called the Vajra of Satisfaction. So called because he is in charge of bestowing blessings & virtues, whose fundamental vow is to give freely to all sentient beings. According to the sadhanas he is white in color, holds 2 stalks of Lotuses in his left hand. The one over his left shoulder is a 3-shoot lotus bud, whereas the one over his right is a fully bloomed one. The 3 shoots represent the body, speech & mind of sentient beings, and the one bloom represents the heart of compassion that transforms them. Together they represent the equality of sentient beings & the Buddhas in fundamental purity. His right hand, raised to the shoulder level, is formed into a Mudra of Tri-karma. The image above from the Garbhakosa Mandala is white, garbed in celestial robes & sits upon a red lotus. He is situated at in the 3rd row of the Lotus Section, 3rd from the top.
His Mantra is: Om arya dharari svaha
Or the alternative: Om aryabhogavati svaha
