Born from a ray of clear light emitted by Buddha Amitabha, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (also known as Chenrezig in Tibet) made the vow to continuously look after all sentient beings who are in need of help. Thus, the lord looks down from the heavens with the spiritual wisdom eye of compassion, constantly on the look […]
In traditional Buddhist mythology Vajrapāṇi is described as a fiery but benevolent nature spirit (Sanskrit: yakṣa). Early Buddhist tradition generally speaks of Vajrapāṇi as a guardian spirit of the historical Buddha (i.e. Siddhārtha Gautama). The Tibetans, however, consider this deity to be an important worldly protector (Sanskrit: dharmapala) of the Buddhist teachings or Dharma. Either […]
Vajrasattva is a being who aspires to become enlightened in order to benefit other sentient beings). As such, the bodhisattva is known in both Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism. This vajra being (Sanskrit: sattva) is also known as the diamond mind, referring to the tantric practitioner’s own quality of mind. His thunderbolt essence cuts through the […]
