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Five Female Buddhas or Mothers: Their Roles as Prajnas or Enlightened Wisdom — Inseparable Co-Equals Rather Than Consorts
In Mahayana Buddhism, the Female Buddhas represent Perfect Wisdom and are indispensable. In Buddhism, the Female Buddhas sybmolize Perfect Wisdom while the Male Buddhas Represent Perfect Compassion in the Dhyani Buddha Cosmic Mandala. Both are co-equal partners as methods in Mahayana Buddhism. What is often misunderstood is the concept that even if...
Video: Achala Fudo Myoo Mantra: Compassionate Help, Removing Obstacles & Negativities chanted in Sanskrit
Fudo Myoo Achala's powerful Mantra of Compassionate Help is from the Maha Vairochana Sutra. Powerful Achala, the wrathful manifestation of Vairochana helps purify negative karmas, remove obstacles, supress enemies and brings us compassionate help into our lives. The mantra, chanted beautifully and powerfully here in original Sanskrit is: namaḥ samanta vajrā nāṃ...
Meditation Increase Receptivity, Activity Sensitivity — Why That’s a Good Thing
Many turn to meditation to induce a sense of calm and balance within their hectic lives. However, would you believe meditation may actually increase your sensitivity? For those who are already highly sensitive, the thought of adding to their peceptual intensity and feelings may not sound appealing. With these heightened sensory experiences,...
Black Tara Documentary: Destroyer of Enemies, Negativities, Obstacles; Our Wrathful Mother
Black Tara is the most approachable of the protective, wrathful Buddha emanations. Whether the enemies are internal obstacles — your anger, hate, greed, or craving — or external enemies who obstruct or threaten your life, She is like a wrathful elephant mother protecting her young. Like any mother, Tara is attentive, loving,...
Supporting Member Ad-Free Video: Black Tara Documentary: Destroyer of Enemies, Negativities, Obstacles
Black Tara is the most approachable of the protective, wrathful Buddha emanations. Whether the enemies are internal obstacles — your anger, hate, greed, or craving — or external enemies who obstruct or threaten your life, She is like a wrathful elephant mother protecting her young. Like any mother, Tara is attentive, loving,...
Emptiness and Shunyata: What the Teachers Say About Emptiness: Removing “Lazy Nihilism” and “How Deep the Rabbit Hole goes”
What do big moons, lazy nihilists and rabbit holes have to do with Shunyata? Yesterday I read a feature on Space.com which became the inspiration of this feature: "The 'Big Moon' Illusion May All Be in Your Head," by Joe Rao. This led to rabbit holes and lazy nihilism. Bear with me, I come back...
In what way are Buddhist deities real? What do the teachers and sutras tell us about the true nature of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Black Tara — Destroyer of Enemies and Evil, Who Protects from All Negativities and Obstacles Internal or External
Black Tara is the most approachable of the protective, wrathful Buddha emanations. She is called Tara Who Destroys all Enemies, and Tara who is Invicible. She is the 7th of the twenty-one Taras, and one of the most reassuring in times of threat, danger or attack from internal or external enemies. Whether...
Supporting Member Ad-free Video: Maha Vairochana’s Mantra of Light — the Light of Compassion and Wisdom Illuminates the Universe
Vairochana’s mantra, called the Mantra of Light, brings the shining light and love of Maha Vairochana into our lives. Chanting the Mantra of Light is the same as chanting all the mantras of all the Buddhas at once, benefiting all sentient beings. The mantra is: Oṃ amogha Vairochana mahāmudra maṇipadma jvāla pravarttaya...
Maha Vairochana, the Buddha of Light, Buddha of the Buddhas, Dharmakaya of Shakyamuni and all Buddhas
Long before Quantum Physics was even a "concept", the Buddha of the vast Multiverse was Maha Vairochana. Two thousand years (or so) before the theories of Quantum Mechanics — and well before Marvel comics — Maha Vairochana already ruled over the boundless Multiverse. He is sometimes called the Buddha of all the...
Video: Achala, Fudo Myoo, Ferocious Activity of Maha Vairochana’s Compassion, Protective Wrath
Why is Achala, the ferocious form of enlightenment, so popular in most schools of Mahayana Buddhism? Why is Achala the ultimate manifestation of wrathful compassionate activity? Why does he resemble a stern warrior or enforcing police officer with weapons drawn? We answers these questions, and much more, in this in-depth video (12...
Supporting Member Ad-Free Video: Immovable Lord Achala, Fudo Myoo, ferocious activity of compassion of Maha Vairochana
Why is Achala, the ferocious form of enlightenment, so popular in most schools of Mahayana Buddhism? Why is Achala the ultimate manifestation of wrathful compassionate activity? Why does he resemble a stern warrior or enforcing police officer with weapons drawn? We visualize Achala, or Fudo Myoo, in Japan as the wrathful soldier...
Buddha Weekly’s Special Section
Tara, Mother of all Buddhas
Karma Mother
How does Tara Help?
Tara, like any Mother, is ready to jump to our aid, even in mundane areas of life. She is the “practical Buddha” — the “Karma Mother” — the Buddha most active in our lives. Her Sanskrit name translates as “a star by which to navigate” — and like a star, she is always with us whenever we look for her.
Tara on YouTube
21 Taras Mantra Video Playlist
An entire playlist of every one of the mantras for the 21 Taras. Don't miss the amazing Tara mantra chanting of Yoko Dharma for the each Tara of the 21 Taras according to Surya Gupta lineage. One video with many repetitions and visualized images for each Tara. The final video is the English-translated 21 Praises to Tara sung in English.