True Buddha Dharma-character Treasury – Vaishravana

True Buddha Dharma-character Treasury – Vaishravana

【Vaishravana Mudra :】

The forefingers point outward while the tips of the middle fingers and little fingers are touching. The little fingers are interlaced inward with the two thumbs straightened and touching side by side.

【Vaishravana Seed Syllable :】 Jum

【Vaishravana Mantra :】

「Hum。pei。xia-wa。na-ye。so-ha。」

【Vaishravana Dharmalakṣaṇa Brief Introduction】

Vaisravana has a gold-colored body, one head and two arms. He wears a jewelled crown while holding a precious umbrella in his right hand. His left hand holds a mongoose ”Niulie.” This ”Niulie” spews various treasures and wealth. Vaisravana is seated in the half lotus position upon a prostrate white lion. His entire body is adorned with jewels and gemstone necklaces. The sun and moon appear over his right and left shoulders respectively. He possesses a heaven treasury full of unlimited wealth and riches.

【Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu Dharma Talk – Vaishravana Background and Magnificence】

Vaisravana is the richest deity in the dharma realm. Another name for Vaisravana is Dhanada. Yellow Jambhala is namely Vaisravana.

It is stated in the sutras that: Vaisravana is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, serving as Indra’s ”outer courtier.” He protects and supports the world, therefore he is also called ”world protector.” His sanskrit name is ”Bishamon,” which is translated as ”Duowen” in Chinese. He is the leader of all the yakṣas and the guardian of the northern direction. He resides in the northern crystal palace of Mt. Sumeru. It is stated in the sutras that during the time of Shakyamuni Buddha, the heavenly king vowed before Shakyamuni to protect the buddhadharma and provide sentient beings with sufficient wealth and provisions to accomplish worldly dharma undertakings. In Tibetan Vajrayana Vaisravana, who is called ”Namthose,” is an emanation of Ratnasambhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas. Vaisravana is surrounded by a retinue of 8 wealth deities on horseback who are in charge of the Heaven Treasury of the 8 Directions respectively. This retinue assists Vaisravana in saving sentient beings and fulfilling their wishes.

Vaisravana’s background is extraordinary. Tsongkhapa, the patriarch of the Gelug sect, entered monastic life when he was quite young. His guru was Dhondup Rinchen Rinpoche. The first empowerment Dhondup Rinchen Rinpoche bestowed upon Tsongkhapa was ”Vaisravana;” the second, ”Mahakala-Daheitian;” and the third, ”Vajrapani Bodhisattva.” Vaisravana was therefore the personal deity of Master Tsongkhapa. With Vaisravana, one’s provisions will never be lacking. One’s merit and good luck will also never be lacking.

Vaisravana has a general mudra which is similar to the Green Tara mudra. The forefingers point outward while the tips of the middle fingers and little fingers are touching. The little fingers are interlaced inward with the two thumbs straightened and touching side by side. This is the Vaisravana mudra.

The Vaisravana mantra is ”Hum。pei。xia-wa。na-ye。so-ha。”

Vaisravana and Padmakumara are both Great Fortune Vajras. Both bestow wealth and riches.
Vaisravana and Yellow Jambhala are basically the same in appearance except that Vaisravana is seated with one foot extended atop a lotus.

!!Please be aware that before anyone can practice the above uncommon practices, it is advised and recommended that they take refuge and the respective empowerment; alternatively one must face inherent resulting cause and effect!!

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