Amoghasiddhi
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.[1][2]
| Amoghasiddhi | |
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| Sanskrit | अमोघसिद्धि Amoghasiddhi |
| Chinese | 不空成就佛 (Pinyin: Bùkōngchéngjiù Fó) |
| Japanese | (romaji: Fukujōju Butsu) |
| Khmer | អមោឃសិទ្ធិ (A-mookha-seut) |
| Korean | 불공성취불 (RR: Bulgongseongchwi Bosal) |
| Mongolian | ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠰ ᠨᠥᠭᠴᠢᠭᠰᠡᠨ Үйлс бүтээгч (SASM/GNC: Tegüs nögcigsen) |
| Thai | พระอโมฆสิทธิพุทธะ Phraamoksitthiphuttha |
| Tibetan | དོན་ཡོད་གྲུབ་པ་ Wylie: don yod grub pa THL: dönyö drubpa |
| Vietnamese | Bất Không Thành Tựu Phật |
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| Venerated by | Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna |
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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.
Gallery
Amoghasiddhi, depicted with green skin
Ming dynasty figurine of Amoghasiddhi, made during the reign of the Yongle Emperor, early 1400s
Close up view of Amoghasiddhi from a Tibetan painting, 1300—1400 CE
See also
- Five Dhyani Buddhas
References
- Double Dorje Archived January 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "The Five Dhyani Buddhas (Great Buddhas of Wisdom)". Religionfacts.com. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
Further reading
- Mythology of India: Myths of India, Sri Lanka and Tibet, Rachel Storm, Anness Publishing Limited, Editor Helen Sudell, Page 15, Column 2-4, Line 5, Caption, Page 15, Column 4, Lines 1 - 5
External links
- Symbolism of the five Dhyani Buddhas
- Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Amoghasiddhi(see index)
