Amoghasiddhi

Amoghasiddhi

Ancient sculpture of the buddha Amoghasiddhi. Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 不空成就如來
Simplified Chinese 不空成就如来
Literal meaning Amoghasiddhi tathagata
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 不空成就佛
Literal meaning Amoghasiddhi Buddha
Tibetan name
Tibetan དོན་ཡོད་གྲུབ་པ
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet Thành Tựu Như Lai
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Үйлс бүтээгч
Mongolian script ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠰ ᠨᠥᠭᠴᠢᠭᠰᠡᠨ
Japanese name
Kanji 不空成就如来
Kana アモーガシッデイ
Tamil name
Tamil அமோகசித்தி புத்தர்
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit Amoghasiddhi
Tibetan Amoghasiddhi Buddha from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco collection, dated 1300—1400 CE


Amoghasiddhi is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. He is associated with the accomplishment of the Buddhist path and of the destruction of the poison of envy. His name means He Whose Accomplishment Is Not In Vain. His Shakti/consort is Tara, meaning Noble Deliverer or Noble Star and his mounts are garudas. He belongs to the family of Karma whose family symbol is the Double vajra/thunderbolt.[1][2]

Characteristics

Amoghasiddhi is associated with the conceptual skandha or the conceptual mind (as opposed to the non-conceptual or sensational mind). His action towards the promotion of Buddhist paths is the pacification of evils. This is symbolised by Amoghasiddhi's symbol, the moon. He gestures in the mudra of fearlessness, symbolising his and his devotees' fearlessness towards the poisons or delusions.

He is usually coloured green in artwork and is associated with the air or wind element. His season is autumn and his heavenly quarter is the northern buddha-kṣetra called Prakuta.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Double Dorje Archived January 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "The Five Dhyani Buddhas (Great Buddhas of Wisdom)". Religionfacts.com. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

Further reading

External links

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