Vajrapani

Vajrapani (Sanskrit, Tibetan: rdo rje phyag na ( Chagna Dorje ), holder of the vajra ) is one of the " eight great Bodhisattvas " of Mahayana Buddhism. He is especially called in Tibetan Buddhism, where he is also considered the " Lord of Secrets " and is part of the Vajra Buddha family.

According to a theory Vajrapani to the Indian rain - god Indra and war, then the Vajra developed from its scepter flash, be derived. In early, Greek -influenced depictions of Gandhara (from the 1st century CE), Vajrapani is still represented as a kind of bodyguard of the historical Buddha, reminiscent of Heracles. He is then a muscular and bearded man whose Vajra is more like a big club. Its present form was evolved only later through the influence of Vajrayana.

Vajrapani is regarded as the embodiment of the energy of all the Buddhas. Therefore, he is usually depicted in a standing, wrathful attitude that symbolizes his activity. However, its energy also contains a large aspect of wisdom, which are represented by the third eye and the surrounding wisdom flames. The snakes that hang around his neck in most representations, are controlled by the wisdom of his wrath. Buddha Vajrapani, in this form, also known as " Lord of Secrets " ( Tibetan: gsang bdag phyag rdor; Sanskrit: Guhyapati ) known to have transmitted after the death of Buddha to six beings of the six areas on Mount Malaya the tantras. Its area is called Changlochen.

He appears in his peaceful form two arms together with the Bodhisattva Padmapani on the side of Buddha Amitabha in the Pure Land of Dewachen. He is often depicted in his wrathful form, with vajra in his right hand and noose in his left hand, surrounded by a ring of fire.