Yamantaka（7）

Yamantaka（7）

In the visualization of the Creation Stage of the “Five Golden Dharma of Niguma”, meditators visualize Yamantaka in the centre of the secret chakra. In the 32 surrounding petals, in the eight corresponding points (east, south, west, north, southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest) and east’s east (the 1^st on the right of the direct front) and west of west (the 1^st on the left of the direct back), (the so-called east, south, west, north, front, back, left and right all use the centre of this wheel as a reference point, and are then set up) ten petals in total, each have a small Yamantaka, all of which face the central chief yidam. In the each of the remaining 22 petals there is a treasure bottle and a Tuoba.

Because Yamantaka has “grand career” and can assist meditators to achieve the highest career, therefore it is viewed as the integrative representative and reflection of the career of all Buddha in the “Five Golden Dharma of Niguma”.

Yamantaka of the “Five Golden Dharma of Niguma” wears the eight decorations of the Cold Wood: human-bone head decoration, human-head necklace, apron of the skins of people with the ten evils, human-blood rouge, human-blood smearing the eyebrows, tiger-skin apron, bone ash smearing the body and appearing light green. An elephant skin garment is worn on the upper body. The left leg extends and the right leg bends above the lotus sun disc, stepping on a water buffalo. Of course, the decoration also has symbolic meanings.

I described Yamantaka some detail, because we can see its characteristic as the “integrative representative of career” from the many meanings and symbolizms of its image.

Some says that it is now the end-dharma period, living beings have little fortune and wisdom, are often lax and rarely diligent, do not their oaths or follow discipline, do not respect guru, do not take dharma companions as friends, are extremely arrogant and intoxicated in the Five Desires and easily attracting demons. If they can use Yamantaka as Yidam, it is easy for them to correspond to Yidam, eliminate obstructive conditions, and be able to increase wisdom and fortune.