Difference between revisions of "Akṣobhya Mantra"

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a kṣo bhya

Akṣobhya is the blue Buddha who sits in the eastern quarter. The name Akṣobhya means immovable or imperturbable. His mudra is the bhūmisparśa or earth touching mudra. His emblem is the vajra, which sits balanced in his left hand; he is the head of the Vajra family.

Akṣobhya was probably the earliest of the Jinas to emerge. The Akṣobhyavyūha Sūtra describes his pureland Abhirati which translates as "delightful". Getting into Abhirati requires assiduous practice, unlike Amitabha's pureland which merely requires faith in Amitabha's vow to save all beings.

mandala of the jinas

The bīja mantra hūṃ is shared by a number of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, especially those associated with the Vajra family such as Vajrapāṇi, and Vajrasattva.


Siddhaṃ	Tibetan - Uchen

oṃ a kṣo bhya hūṃ

oṃ akṣobhya hūṃ

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-[[Akṣobhya]] is the [[blue]] [[Buddha]] who sits in the eastern quarter. The name [[Akṣobhya]] means [[immovable]] or imperturbable. His [[mudra]] is the bhūmisparśa or [[earth touching mudra]]. His emblem is the [[vajra]], which sits balanced in his left hand; he is the head of the [[Vajra]] family.
+[[Akṣobhya]] is the blue [[Buddha]] who sits in the eastern quarter. The name [[Akṣobhya]] means [[immovable]] or imperturbable. His [[mudra]] is the bhūmisparśa or [[earth touching mudra]]. His emblem is the [[vajra]], which sits balanced in his left hand; he is the head of the [[Vajra]] family.
 [[Akṣobhya]] was probably the earliest of the Jinas to emerge. The [[Akṣobhyavyūha Sūtra]] describes his [[pureland]] [[Abhirati]] which translates as "delightful". Getting into [[Abhirati]] requires assiduous practice, unlike Amitabha's [[pureland]] which merely requires [[faith]] in Amitabha's [[vow]] to save all [[beings]].
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 |Position in [[mandala]] || 	east
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-|Colour ||	[[blue]]
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 |Family ||	[[Vajra]]