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Goddess Tara, a female Buddha and meditational deity, is arguably the most popular goddess in the Buddhist pantheon. She is considered to be the goddess of universal compassion who represents virtuous and enlightened activity. The word Tara itself is derived from the root ‘tri’ (to cross), hence the implied meaning:’ the one who enables living beings to cross the Ocean of Existence and Suffering’. Her compassion for living beings, her desire to save them from suffering, is said to be even stronger than a mother’s love for her children.
The story of Tara’s origin, according to the Tara Tantra, recounts that aeons ago she was born as a king’s daughter. A spiritual and compassionate princess, she regularly gave offerings and prayers to the ordained monks and nuns. She thus developed great merit, and the monks told her that, because of her spiritual attainments, they would pray that she be reborn as a man and spread Buddhist teachings. She responded that there was no male and no female, that nothing existed in reality, and that she wished to remain in female form to serve other beings until everyone reached enlightenment, hence implying the shortfall in the monk’s knowledge in presuming only male preachers for the Buddhist religion. Thus Tara might be considered one of the earliest feminists.
Another legend of Tara is that she was born from the compassionate tears of Avalokiteshvara (The Buddha of compassion): Avalokiteshvara was looking down from his heaven on the world of suffering beings, and he wept to see that more and more of them were in pain. From the tears streaming down his face two Taras were born, a peaceful white one from the left and a fierce green one from the right. Tara is thus also often referred to as Avalokiteshvara’s consort. The most popular of all the known forms of Tara are the widely worshipped Green and White Taras. It is believed that the first artists modeled Green Tara on a young virgin, and the White Tara on a physically mature, voluptuous woman. Thus traditionally whereas the Green Tara is visualized as young girl having a mischievous and playful nature, the White Tara is represented as a mature woman, full-breasted and wise. This tradition survives to the present times.
Green Tara
Green Tara is Tara’s most dynamic manifestation. Her color symbolizes youthful vigor and activity. The Buddhist Lord of karma (action), Amoghasiddhi, is also associated with the green color, thus signifying that they belong to the same family. This is a further affirmation of the perception that Green Tara is a goddess of action. She is often depicted in a posture of ease with right leg extended, signifying her readiness to spring into action. The left leg is folded in the contemplative position on the lotus pedestal, the two together thus symbolizing the integration of wisdom and art. Her left hand, in the gesture of granting refuge holds the stem of a blue lotus that floats over her left shoulder as a symbol of purity and power. With her right hand she makes the boon-granting gesture.
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Dear all,
on Sunday 2000hrs, I will be doing a green tara smoke puja for the benefits of those who are suffering in China and Burma…
You guys can help/join me spiritually…
1> on 18/5/2008 2000hrs, start chanting OM MANI PAD MEH HONG infront of ur altar
2> Before chanting, chant OM AH HONG 3 times, then had an intention of empowering my smoke puja, then start chanting with a loving kindness intentions to those who r sufferings
3> wash your hands and rinse your mouth before you start
4> chant for 1hr, till 2100hrs.
5> after chanting said this dedication
” I wish to dedicate all my chanting merits to empower Green tara loving kindness on the suffering beings in China and Burma. May green tara shower ur kindness.May all being be free from sufferings.’
The reason, for this puja is to seek green tara help in saving those who are sufferings and also to ease the negative energy created by those who are dead during the disaster..may they rest in peace…
though you guys are not physically with me doing the puja, but if u can hv the intentions and while chanting, your intention energy will also join me, and with more positive intention, my puja will be even more successful…
Those who don’t have altar, no problem, you can jus face the windows…
Thank you…..
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well it depend what 法,IM 修 that day loh..
if im doing green tara..i will hv to follow the 观想依规.pass down by my teachers loh..
if that day im chanting om mani peh meh hung,
then i will visualize the individual sylubuls in its colour flowing around me..then sit on my heart moon , circling in clockwise..emmiting its energy to the ppl i visiuallise kneeling around me..
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May i know wat is heart moon?
And if i dunno how to visualise or visualise the wrong thing for e.g the om mani padem hung emmiting its energy, means the matra i chant is 1/3 of its strength?
Another thing is, i read that even rinpoche wanna learn a new sutra/mantra, it has to be pass down by his teacher personally as quote by hai tao fa shi its call "kwan tin". So why is this "ritual" so important?
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什么是灌顶？
我们学佛应当依据经典，如实为大家解说佛教的道理。既不能夸大，故意神化，也不能贬低。一说到灌顶，很多人就想到密宗。想到持个咒，打个手印。浮想联翩，甚至崇拜得五体投地。不过呢，灌顶并没有那么神秘，也不是某些人、某个教派的专利。
我们先说说灌顶的含义。在《佛说灌顶王喻经》中讲了这么一个例子：有三刹帝利王。于三时中。在于某方。受王灌顶。也就是王权更替的时候，行灌顶礼，进行权力的传递。从这里我们知道灌顶，通俗的讲就是一种仪式，一种权力，职位交接的仪式。《华严经》中也说过：得法王位。无量自在。譬如世间。灌顶受职。这说明灌顶并不是佛教，或者宗教特有的东西。这是个礼节性的仪式，是权力地位交接的一种仪式。
佛法的灌顶和世间的灌顶有不同的含义，因为其所传递的完全不同，但是其作为传递、传授的含义不变。《楞伽经》讲：诸最胜子眷属围绕。从一切佛刹来佛手灌顶。如转轮圣王太子灌顶。这里讲的是十地菩萨受佛灌顶，就如同转轮王太子接受王权灌顶一样。由此我们大致明白灌顶是什么意思。
佛法灌顶和世俗灌顶的区别体现在传递的是佛法智慧。《华严经》讲：佛子。菩萨摩诃萨。得如来灌顶。无碍辩才。到于一切文字言音。开示秘密究竟彼岸。菩萨得到诸佛灌顶，可以得到无量辩才。获得究竟秘密佛法的钥匙。这个灌顶的作用是非常大的。那么，我们怎样才能取得灌顶呢？是不是非要某位‘上师’灌顶呢？不是的。首先，要达到相应的成就才可以。《楞伽经》讲：最胜无边善根成熟。离自心现妄想虚伪。宴坐山林下中上修。能见自心妄想流注。无量刹土诸佛灌顶。得自在力神通三昧。如果我们能够见到自心妄想流住，了知自心的虚妄境界，那么无量佛土的诸佛都会为您灌顶。这样的灌顶是比任何人灌顶都殊胜的。事实上这个要求，正是《占察善恶业报经》中所传授的唯心识观的专长。如果我们认真修习此法，一定可以得到诸佛灌顶。《华严经》同样说到：善根具足。诸行究竟。一切如来。所共灌顶。如果我们的善根圆满，菩萨行究竟，那么一切如来都会为我们灌顶。
不过这些条件都很高啊。我们有这样的功德善业不容易。佛法也有方便。而且不是一种。比如《楞严经》中为我们开示的灌顶法：戒成已后，著新净衣，然香闲居，诵此心佛所说神咒一百八遍，然后结界，建立道场。求于十方现住国土无上如来，放大悲光来灌其顶。
首先要以戒律为基础，必须清静，然后于清洁安静之道场。念诵楞严神咒，祈求十方如来大悲灌顶。当然后面的仪轨有比较详细的解说，但是我们可以知道，灌顶是我们修行成就的一种标志，也是诸佛加持的方式，是智慧的传递。其实获得灌顶的方法还有不少。除了上面说的楞严咒（其实此咒本就称为灌顶咒），还有很多方法散在于大藏经中，大家可以参考学习。但是无论如何灌顶并不是想有就有的，而是我们如法修行后自然的结果。
那么除了上面说的，灌顶还有很具体的作用。比如《地藏菩萨本愿经》中就传授了一种智慧灌顶。若未来世，善男子善女人，于大乘经典，深生珍重，发不思议心，欲读欲诵。纵遇明师，教视令熟，旋得旋忘，动经年月，不能读诵。是善男子等，有宿业障，未得消除，故于大乘经典，无读诵性。如是之人，闻地藏菩萨名，见地藏菩萨像，具以本心恭敬陈白。更以香华、衣服、饮食、一切玩具，供养菩萨。以净水一盏，经一日一夜，安菩萨前。然后合掌请服，回首向南，临入口时，至心郑重。服水既毕，慎五辛酒肉，邪淫妄语，及诸杀害，一七日或三七日。是善男子善女人，于睡梦中，具见地藏菩萨现无边身，于是人处，授灌顶水。其人梦觉，即获聪明。应是经典一历耳根，即当永记，更不忘失一句一偈。
这个方法有兴趣的同修可以试试，我建议大家最好能够在修几天八关斋戒的基础上修这个方法，比较好。佛菩萨的慈悲无量，愿以一切方便引大家入门，绝无私有私藏之法。唯在我们是否能如法修行，是否能承担如来家业。
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Originally posted by ocy:
May i know wat is heart moon?
And if i dunno how to visualise or visualise the wrong thing for e.g the om mani padem hung emmiting its energy, means the matra i chant is 1/3 of its strength?
Another thing is, i read that even rinpoche wanna learn a new sutra/mantra, it has to be pass down by his teacher personally as quote by hai tao fa shi its call "kwan tin". So why is this "ritual" so important?
Heart moon is one of the visualisation stage in most of the visualisation ...i cant teach here as u hv not been thru the guan ting..if u cant visualise..its better u dont do it..jus sincerely chant the mantra will do..
in a very layman languge..
guan ting is a passing fa ritual by master to student
the teacher plant his fa cultivation seed into the student,
and the through cultivation, the student nurture the seed to bloom..
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