Infinite Power Of The Buddhas

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Infinite Power Of The Buddhas
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Vajrapani The Embodiment Of Infinite Power

• In the triad of enlightened qualities that we
  need to develop in order to attain full
  enlightenment compassion (Avalokiteshvara),
  wisdom (Manjushri) and unlimited power, Vajrapani
  represents the third the aspect of pure power,
  the energy of the enlightened mind.

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• As befitting the Buddha of infinite power, he is
  wrathful in form. Vajrapani means the Holder of
  the Diamond Thunderbolt Sceptre, which symbolises
  the indestructibility of awareness that is free
  of delusions and concepts.

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• Transformation and the overcoming of obstacles
  are accomplished through the wrathful form and
  aspects of the iconography of Vajrapani.
  Vajrapani stands astride a sun disc and his hands
  are in threatening mudra.

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• Using his diamond-like sceptre, he transforms
  hatred into wisdom. Within a blaze of
  transformative flames, he exorcises the ugly
  demons of our entanglements desire, hatred, and
  ignorance, into wisdom.

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• Thus we see how meaningful and beneficial it is
  to make a connection with Lama Tsongkhapa who
  embodies the three Buddha deities
  Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani and
  their qualities.

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Lama Tsongkhapa The Embodiment Of Three Buddhas

• Je Tsongkhapa was born a genius and showed us all
  a perfect example of how to balance study and
  practice perfectly.

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• He restored the Buddhadharma to its original
  purity and in fact brought about a renaissance in
  Buddhist practice that sent waves through Tibet,
  Mongolia, China and India.

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• At the age of five he was already practicing
  profound tantra, after receiving ordination vows
  from His Holiness the Fourth Karmapa. He studied
  at the feet of 45 teachers of the different
  traditions that existed in Tibet at the time. He
  went into an eight-year retreat with eight of his
  closest disciples,

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• during which he completed 3.5 million
  prostrations and 1.5 million mandala offerings.
  After that, many Buddha deities appeared to him,
  including the 35 Confessional Buddhas.

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• He was able to communicate directly with
  Manjushri, and remained in constant communication
  with Manjushri until he passed into parinirvana.
  His great deeds include writing the Lamrim Chenmo
  the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and the
  Ngarim Chenmo (on tantra),

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• as well as the construction of the three great
  monasteries of Gaden, Sera and Drepung. He
  founded the Gelug Lineage, also known as the
  Yellow Hat lineage (as Vajrayogini had advised
  him to use the colour yellow for his teaching hat
  to signify the growth and spread of Dharma).

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• Here, in Faces of Enlightenment, Je Tsongkhapa
  is in his main peaceful form of a monk, showing
  us that he held his Vinaya vows purely. His hands
  are in a teaching mudra, signifying his primary
  role to teach and spread the Dharma in the ten
  directions. Like Manjushri, he holds a flaming
  wisdom sword in his right hand and a wisdom text
  in his left hand.

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• Among the most powerful of prayers is the Guru
  Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa, which contains the seven
  limbed prayer essential for the purification of
  ones negativities and for accumulating merits.
  The Migstema is Lama Tsongkhapas mantra, which
  bestows the blessings of the three Buddha deities
  to those who recite the mantra with faith and
  pure motivation.

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• The benefits of the mantra include the healing of
  depression, restlessness and sickness protection
  from negative energies as well as enhanced
  intelligence, and clarity of mind. Ultimately, it
  brings deep joy and peace.

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