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| − | '''[[Bodhisattva Stupa-mahasri]]''' 卒都波大吉祥菩萨 also known as the [[Vajra]] of [[Joyous]] Benefit. [[Stupa]] refers to the [[5 Elements]] that constitutes all [[sentient beings]]. This [[deity]] [[manifests]] the [[joy]] of [[liberation]] in the midst of the [[endless]] cycles of [[birth]] & [[death]] that [[sentient beings]] [[experience]]. In the [[Garbhakosa Mandala]], he is located in the middle row of the [[Lotus Court]], 2nd from the top. His flesh is white, & in each hand holds a fully bloomed [[lotus]]. The [[lotus]] in the left hand represents the [[mind]] of [[sentient beings]], & the one in the right the [[mind]] of the [[Buddhas]]. Together they represent that the [[mind]] of a [[sentient being]] is fundamentally no different from that of a [[Buddha]] - the [[non-dual]] [[truth]]. | + | '''[[Bodhisattva Stupa-mahasri]]''' 卒都波大吉祥菩萨 also known as the [[Vajra]] of [[Joyous]] [[Benefit]]. [[Stupa]] refers to the [[5 Elements]] that constitutes all [[sentient beings]]. This [[deity]] [[manifests]] the [[joy]] of [[liberation]] in the midst of the [[endless]] cycles of [[birth]] & [[death]] that [[sentient beings]] [[experience]]. In the [[Garbhakosa Mandala]], he is located in the middle row of the [[Lotus Court]], 2nd from the top. His flesh is white, & in each hand holds a fully bloomed [[lotus]]. The [[lotus]] in the left hand represents the [[mind]] of [[sentient beings]], & the one in the right the [[mind]] of the [[Buddhas]]. Together they represent that the [[mind]] of a [[sentient being]] is fundamentally no different from that of a [[Buddha]] - the [[non-dual]] [[truth]]. |
His [[mantra]] is: '''Om aryastupa-mahasri [[svaha]] | His [[mantra]] is: '''Om aryastupa-mahasri [[svaha]] | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 5 February 2014
Bodhisattva Stupa-mahasri 卒都波大吉祥菩萨 also known as the Vajra of Joyous Benefit. Stupa refers to the 5 Elements that constitutes all sentient beings. This deity manifests the joy of liberation in the midst of the endless cycles of birth & death that sentient beings experience. In the Garbhakosa Mandala, he is located in the middle row of the Lotus Court, 2nd from the top. His flesh is white, & in each hand holds a fully bloomed lotus. The lotus in the left hand represents the mind of sentient beings, & the one in the right the mind of the Buddhas. Together they represent that the mind of a sentient being is fundamentally no different from that of a Buddha - the non-dual truth.
His mantra is: Om aryastupa-mahasri svaha
