Marichi, Buddhist Goddess of Golden Light, Destroyer of Demons, Evil and Obstacles, 21st Tara: Video short documentary
Bodhisattvas, Videos
Why is Marichi, called the enemy of the demons or Maras in Mahayana Buddhism? In what way is she an emanation of Mother Tara? How can she protect me in turbulent times? Marichi, the Goddess of the Dawn ...
Devoted to compassion: How the practice of Guanyin Avalokiteshvara is powerful, healing, liberating and precious
Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattvas
Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity."[2] Why? Because Her love is unconditional, all-embracing, and She will never cease her merciful activity until all beings are rescued from Samsara's suffering. So all-encompassing is ...
Sitatapatra or Dukkar — the ultimate protective Bodhisattva Goddess, form of Mother Tara — 1000 arms or 2 arms, she is “Aparajita” the Undefeatable One
Bodhisattvas, Mahayana, Sutras & Sutta, Vajrayana
Sitatapatra, a form of White Tara from Sutra, a protective supreme form who emerged from Shakyamuni Buddha's Ushnisha and is known to be most most protective of Enlightened Deities. Don't let the serene look of peaceful, two ...
“Mind Jewel” Green Tara – a Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Chittamani Tara (Cittamani), Mother of all the Buddhas
Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Deities, Mahayana, Tantra, Tara, Vajrayana, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
"Tara is the mother of all the Buddhas; when you practice Tara you become closer to Tara; you feel her motherly love. If Tara is good enough to be the mother of all the Buddhas, then she can ...
Tara’s Great Dharani and the Sutra of Tara Who Protects from the Eight Fears: in Tara’s Own Words
Bodhisattvas, Deities, Sutras & Sutta, Tara
Tara's vast popularity in Mahayana Buddhism — as both Bodhisattva and Buddha — is easy to understand. Not only is she a "Mother" — a mother deity and the "Mother of All Buddhas" — but she also protects ...
April 22, 2023 is Earth Day, which makes it Green Tara’s day: nourishing, caring, mother-earth hands of Tara of the Khadira Fragrant Forest
Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Tara
We can take inspiration from Green Tara's example to be more mindful of our planet and all its creatures every day of the year. We can use her nourishing, caring hands as a reminder to treat the earth ...
The eleven aspects of Manjushri — kind, wrathful, protective, teaching and “beastly” — white, yellow, black; father, mother, spiritual child
Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Dharma, Mahayana, Mantra, Tantra, Vajrayana
Manjushri is the “master of the Seven Buddhas” and the “mother of the Buddhas” — and also the “child” of the Buddhas — according to Ajatasatruraja Sutra: “Manjushri is the father and mother of the Bodhissatvas, and their ...
Why is “Most loved” Kṣitigarbha (Jizo) “Essence of Earth” Bodhisattva revered and beloved in Mahayana Buddhism as the “closest” of all the Enlightened Ones
Bodhisattvas, Sutras & Sutta
Of all of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas — and among all the Buddhas — "the Essence of Earth Buddhasattva" Kṣitigarbha is the "closest to us" — the most beloved of the great ones. Why is this? Kṣitigarbha is ...
Four heroic incarnations of Ksitigarbha, the “Earth Store” Bodhisattva — unfailing, never-tiring compassion
Bodhisattvas, Deities, Dharma, Mahayana, Sutras & Sutta
Ksitigarbha is a bodhisattva revered by millions across East Asia — honoured by the Buddha Himself due to his "untiring limitless compassion" — and his vows to help all sentient beings. He is also popularly known as Lord ...
Shakyamuni Buddha, born to “warrior caste” taught how to be a fearless Buddhist: overcoming ignorance and suffering with the “weapons” of wisdom and compassion
Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Living, Dharma
Shakyamuni Buddha was born to the warrior caste, a prince and heir. As a young adult, when Shakyamuni Buddha cut his hair, he symbolically separated himself from the worldly, including his past role as a princely member of ...
Shantideva’s Practical Guide to Developing Compassion from Suffering — “The Way of the Bodhisattva”
Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Living, What the Teachers Say
By Payal Seth and Tanzin Dakpa (See bio below feature.) With reference to The Way to the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, His Holiness, The Dalai Lama once said “ If I have any understanding of compassion and the practice ...
Avalokiteshvara’s 108 main forms: one for each mala bead and one for each poison — the many faces of compassion
Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattvas
Why does the compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara have specifically 108 forms? Traditionally, one for each bead of a sacred mala (108) — which the main forms of Avalokiteshvara hold in hand — but also represents: the 108 emotions and ...