In heaven, the lineage of vidyadharas remains unbroken on earth, the lines and colors of the mandala have not yet vanished in between, the heaps of sacred substances have not yet diminished. This is a profound and extraordinary teaching from the cycle of the new treasures. “At dawn the following morning, he bestowed on us the maturing empowerment of the Victorious One, the Wish-fulfilling Gem, Hayagriva and Varahi. In his autobiography, Shabkar described his initiation by Chogyal Rinpoche: Hayagriva was also the main practice of the great Shabkar and other accomplished yogis. Lady Yeshe Tsogyal, in her biography wrote: Guru Rinpoche ” arose in the form of Padma Heruka, ferocious and strong, the heruka of the secret sign.”
Hayagriva was one of the main Enlightened deities practiced by the great Lotus-Born Buddha Padmasambhava to banish hindrances and obstacles after he arrived in Tibet. Prayers to Hayagriva are especially beneficial in these degenerate times when sufferings and illnesses are rampant due to the strong delusions of sentient beings.” Also, negative influences today are so strong, such as the corona virus.”Ĭhoden Rinpoche described Hayagriva practice as “a swift and powerful means to overcome negative forces and obstacles.
So we need a deity like Hayagriva to empower ourselves. “In today’s age, it is a degenerate time where the five poisons and negative emotions are very strong. Great teachers in modern times continue to request their students accumulate Hayagriva Heruka’s mantra - known to be particularly efficacious in these troubled times. His irresistible “active” Discernment Wisdom is what many modern people need. In modern terms, he is the “Incredible Hulk” manifestation of the Compassionate Buddha. Hayagriva - who is the Compassionate Buddha Amitabha’s most wrathful and powerful form - is the Heruka (the Hero) of the Lotus Padma Buddha Family. In other words, the tantra is describing the antagonist (representing Ego) as a “Dreadful” black demon (the literal definition of Rudra Black Demon. (All of these tantras are translated texts. Rudra, the god, is named with this word because of the same association with “roarer or howler” - i.e. LISTENER NOTE: For those who asked, Rudra, as quoted from the tantra text is not the Hindu God but is the use of the word in the Tantra (which means, per the Sanskrit dictionary: crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, horrible) - it is a word description here, not the name of the god. Many Buddhist teachers recommend Hayagriva as the practice most needed in modern times of rampant Egoism and Attachment. In the Sutra of Forming Hayagriva it is written: “Whoever, including even the insects, has heard the name and mantra of Hayagriva only one time will never again fall into the lower paths.” “Hayagriva is a wrathful manifestation of Chenrezig, the embodiment of all the Buddha’s compassion.” What makes Hayagriva practice unique and special in Buddhism? Choden Rinpoche explains:
What’s so special about Hayagriva Buddha? Why is Hayagriva recommended to students by Buddhist Teachers - in these difficult times? Why is this most Wrathful Heruka Emanation of Amitabha Buddha so effective today? What is the origin story of this fascinating and ferocious Buddha? In this Buddha Weekly podcast documentary, we answer these questions - and more. Transcript of Hayagriva, wrathful Amitabha It should also be listed on (or appear shortly on): Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel at.Please consider supporting our “Spread the Dharma” mission on Patreon at and enjoy exclusive content and advance screenings.Listen on our podcast host Buzzsprout>.Listen and subscribe on Google Podcasts>.