Temple of the Immovable (Dampa Zangpo)
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Dedicated to the Shugendo / Vajrayana path of Acala worship. Knowing that Lord Acala is an integration of Lord Shiva-Rudra who can guide one to true wisdom and the Dharmakaya
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Temple of the Immovable (Dampa Zangpo)
Kālacakra cont (wiki) The tradition contains teachings on cosmology, theology, philosophy, sociology, soteriology, myth, prophecy, medicine and yoga. It depicts a mythic reality whereby cosmic and socio-historical events correspond to processes in the bodies…
Kālacakra cont (wiki) Cosmology:
In the Kālacakratantra's cosmology, samsara (cyclic existence) is made up of innumerable Buddha fields and of the five elements or properties (characterized by origination, duration and destruction). The whole cosmos arises due to the collective karma of sentient beings, which produces vital winds (vayu) that mold and dissolve the atomic particles that make up the various inanimate things of the world and the bodies of sentient beings.[19]
A key element of the Kālacakratantra is the correspondence between macrocosmic processes and microcosmic processes. The Kālacakratantra maps the various features and developmental processes of the world system to various features of the human body.[20] The phrase "as it is outside, so it is within the body" (yatha bahye tatha dehe) is often found in the Kālacakratantra to emphasize the similarities and correspondence between human beings (inner Kālacakra) and the cosmos (outer Kālacakra), as well as with the enlightened Kālacakra mandala of deities (alternative Kālacakra). This correspondence comes about because both the cosmos and the bodies of sentient beings come into existence due to the efficacy of the habitual propensities of the minds of beings. In this sense, the cosmos is like a cosmic replica of a sentient being's body. Thus, one can say that the cosmos and the individual are nondual and mutually pervasive, even in terms of their conventional existence. They are interconnected and they influence each other.
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Tfw pewdiepie doesn’t have a mirror in his gym, just a picture of Acala the noble immovable lord
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oṃ
(The syllable of the most supreme exclamation of praise.)
vajrasattva-samaya
ma nu pā la ya vajrasattva
tve na u pa ti ṣṭha dṛ ḍho me bha va
su to ṣyo me bhava
su po ṣyo me bhava
a nu rak to me bhava
sarva-si ddhiṃ me pra ya ccha
sarva kar ma su ca me
cittim śre yaḥ ku ru
hūṃ
(Syllable of the heart essence, the seed Vajrasattva.)
ha ha ha ha
(Syllables of the four immeasurables, the four empowerments, four joys, and the four kāyas.)
hoḥ
(Syllable of joyous laughter in them.)
bhagavan sarva-tathāgata
vajra mā me mu ñca
vajribhava
mahāsamaya sattva āḥ.
āḥ.

oṃ
Vajrasattva’s Samaya
O Vajrasattva, protect the samaya.
May you remain firm in me.
Grant me complete satisfaction.
Grow within me (increase the positive within me).
Be loving towards me.
Grant me all the accomplishments,
As well as all the activities.
Make my mind virtuous.
hūṃ,ha ha ha ha, hoḥ
Bhagawan, who embodies all the Vajra Tathāgatas,
Do not abandon me.
Grant me realization of the vajra nature.
O great Samayasattva
Make me one with you
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Forwarded from Maitridatta
Bodhidharma according to Bing AI
Maitridatta
Bodhidharma according to Bing AI
Bing AI "Bodhidharma"
Has a rather Persian look.
Seems ready to meditate in the mountains and teach some martial arts.
I dig it.
I thought I should write something on the subject of animal sacrifice and Buddhism.

I personally don’t have an issue with animal sacrifice, in the sense that you dedicate the life of the animal to something greater. It is more ethical and inclined towards Dharma unlike the modern meat and diary industry.

I think the issue lies in the theology of the one conducting the animal sacrifice, if you believe that the deity would need the blood from countless lives to be satisfied then you’re worshiping demons. No deity will need offerings to sustain themselves, only demons and spirits would demand sacrifices to be made for them.

Although the consumption of meat and animal products is not forbidden, it is suggested that we should refrain from killing. It is a virtuous aspiration to eat that which doesn’t demand the killing of another sentient being, but meat consumption is still widespread in countries where Buddhism is prevalent or is the dominant religion.
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Indra / Thor

Baldr’s brother [Thor] did not spare there the greedy enemy of men [Hrungnir], Mountains shook and rocks smashed; heaven above burned. I have heard that the watcher [Hrungnir] of the dark bone [rock] of the land [sea] of Haki’s carriages [ships] moved violently in opposition when he saw his warlike slayer.

Swiftly flew the pale ring-ice [shield] beneath the soles of the rock-guarder [giant]. The bonds [gods] caused this, the ladies of the fray [valkyries] wished it. The rock-gentleman [giant] did not have to wait long after that for a swift blow from the tough multitude-smashing friend [Thor] of hammer-face-troll [Miollnir].

— Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlöng, 16–17 [Skáld 17], trans. A. Faulkes, 1987.
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Indra / Thor
Rig Veda (Ralph T.H. Griffith 1896)
HYMN XXXII. Indra.
1 I WILL declare the manly deeds of Indra, the first that he achieved, the Thunder-wielder.
He slew the Dragon, then disclosed the waters, and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents.
2 He slew the Dragon lying on the mountain: his heavenly bolt of thunder Tvaṣṭar fashioned.
Like lowing kine in rapid flow descending the waters glided downward to the ocean.
3 Impetuous as a bull, he chose the Soma and in three sacred beakers drank the juices.
Maghavan grasped the thunder for his weapon, and smote to death this firstborn of the dragons.
4 When, Indra, thou hadst slain the dragon's firstborn, and overcome the charms of the enchanters,
Then, giving life to Sun and Dawn and Heaven, thou foundest not one foe to stand against thee.
5 Indra with his own great and deadly thunder smote into pieces Vṛtra, worst of Vṛtras.
As trunks of trees, what time the axe hath felled them, low on the earth so lies the prostrate Dragon.
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Hammer and Vajra
Indra / Thor Rig Veda (Ralph T.H. Griffith 1896) HYMN XXXII. Indra. 1 I WILL declare the manly deeds of Indra, the first that he achieved, the Thunder-wielder. He slew the Dragon, then disclosed the waters, and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents.…
6 He, like a mad weak warrior, challenged Indra, the great impetuous many-slaying Hero.
He, brooking not the clashing of the weapons, crushed—Indra's foe—the shattered forts in falling.
7 Footless and handless still he challenged Indra, who smote him with his bolt between the shoulders.
Emasculate yet claiming manly vigour, thus Vṛtra lay with scattered limbs dissevered.
8 There as he lies like a bank-bursting river, the waters taking courage flow above him.
The Dragon lies beneath the feet of torrents which Vṛtra with his greatness had encompassed.
9 Then humbled was the strength of Vṛtra's mother: Indra hath cast his deadly bolt against her.
The mother was above, the son was under and like a cow beside her calf lay Danu.
10 Rolled in the midst of never-ceasing currents flowing without a rest for ever onward.
The waters bear off Vṛtra's nameless body: the foe of Indra sank to during darkness.
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Hammer and Vajra
6 He, like a mad weak warrior, challenged Indra, the great impetuous many-slaying Hero. He, brooking not the clashing of the weapons, crushed—Indra's foe—the shattered forts in falling. 7 Footless and handless still he challenged Indra, who smote him with…
11 Guarded by Ahi stood the thralls of Dāsas, the waters stayed like kine held by the robber.
But he, when he had smitten Vṛtra, opened the cave wherein the floods had been imprisoned.
12 A horse's tail wast thou when he, O Indra, smote on thy bolt; thou, God without a second,
Thou hast won back the kine, hast won the Soma; thou hast let loose to flow the Seven Rivers.
13 Nothing availed him lightning, nothing thunder, hailstorm or mist which had spread around him:
When Indra and the Dragon strove in battle, Maghavan gained the victory for ever.
14 Whom sawest thou to avenge the Dragon, Indra, that fear possessed thy heart when thou hadst slain him;
That, like a hawk affrighted through the regions, thou crossedst nine-and-ninety flowing rivers?
15 Indra is King of all that moves and moves not, of creatures tame and horned, the Thunder-wielder.
Over all living men he rules as Sovran, containing all as spokes within the felly.

Hail the Thunderous Prince subduer of Chaos!
Hammer and Vajra!
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This anime's opening is extremely esoteric Buddhist-themed. Song is called Vajra Om. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F79FsmWJqeY
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Forwarded from Hammer and Vajra
I know how some people (myself included) feel regarding AI artwork. I'm not sure what the seed/prompt for these images were, however, the hauntingly impressive pictures of souls passing from people and into the greater as they are on their death bed, were too breathtaking to not share.
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