| 1. | When lama yeshe died in 1984 he performed the cremation ceremony together with lama zopa at vajrapani institute in california 当耶喜喇嘛于1984年圆寂时他和梭巴喇嘛一起在金刚手菩萨藏传佛教学会主持其茶毗仪式。 |
| 2. | The buddha said : " good indeed , varjrapania . you protect this dharma and do not let it stop for the great benefit of all living beings in the future 佛言善哉金刚手。汝为未来世一切众生大利益故。护持此法令不断绝。 |
| 3. | Varjrapani asked : “ why is this dharma so wonderfully virtuous ? ” the buddha said : ” because of the spiritual power of this casket seal dharani 金刚手言何因缘故。此法如是殊胜功德。佛言当知以此宝箧印陀罗尼威神力故。 |
| 4. | Vajrapani is an emanation of buddha akshobya ; historically he was a great patron of buddha shakyamunis teachings . it was him who requested the buddha to teach many of the tantras that are practiced today 金刚手菩萨曾大力护持释迦牟尼佛的教法并恳求佛陀传授如来密法我们才有幸于今日修持此殊胜教法。 |
| 5. | It is well preserved . the three colors on the surrounding walls are the symbol of the sagya sect : red represents the lord of wisdom ; white if for the goddess of mercy ; and green is for the bodhisattva of energy and power 寺庙围墙上有红象征文殊白象征观音青象征金刚手菩萨三种颜色,为萨迦派寺庙标志,也是萨迦教派为花教名称的来由。 |
| 6. | In the triad of enlightened qualities unlimited compassion avalokiteshvara kuan yin , unlimited wisdom manjushri and unlimited power , vajrapani represents the aspect of pure power , the energy of the enlightened mind 圆满的佛性包含了三种性质:慈悲观世音菩萨智慧文殊菩萨力量金刚手菩萨因此金刚手菩萨代表了诸佛菩萨之力象征佛性如金刚般不可摧毁。 |
| 7. | Within a big blaze of transformative flames he dances ecstatically , exorcising the ugly demons of greedy entanglement with a threatening gesture ; transforming hatred into wisdom with his diamond thunderbolt - sceptre that symbolizes the indestructibility of awareness beyond concepts 金刚手菩萨在熊熊烈火中狂喜的舞著其凶煞狞人的外相驱除了一切邪魔外道?手持金刚杵象征著不灭的佛性能够化?恨为空性。 |
| 8. | Vajrapani will be the last of the buddhas to appear in this fortunate eon , which is another indication of how immensely fortunate we are to make a connection to lama tsongkhapa who is the embodiment of avalokiteshvara , manjushri and vajrapani . his spiritual energy in the form of sound that helps to transform the mind mantra is 同时?也是此劫最后一位示现于世的佛这也暗示了我们是何等的幸运能在今日修持宗喀巴大师的甘露教法因为?即是观世音菩萨文殊菩萨及金刚手菩萨之化身合而为一。 |