Five Buddhas, 5 Wisdoms, 5 Mantras: Their Practices, Symbols, Seed Syllables, and Visualizations

Who are the five Great Conquering Buddhas and what are their five Wisdoms? Why are they so important in daily Mahayana Buddhist practice? How are they different from Shakyamuni Buddha, who was born into our world? 5 Buddhas CONTENTS 00:00-02:34 The “Mind Universe” of the Five Buddhas 02:35-03:38 Shakyamuni Taught the 5 Wisdoms to Remedy 5 Poisons 03:39-04:32 The “Map” or Mandala of the 5 Dhyani Buddhas 04:33-06:33 Which Wisdom Buddha to Practice for Each Poison 06:33-08:06 Mind mirrors the Cosmos: Exploring the 5 Buddha Purelands 08:07-09:42 The coordinates on the Mind Map: Symbolism, Color, Mantras 09:43-13:02 Buddha Nature and How to “Become a Buddha” 13:03-14:37 Center: VAIROCHANA - Practices, Symbols, Wisdom, Mantra 14:38-17:17 West: AMITABHA - Practices, Symbols, Wisdom, 4 Mantras 17:18-19:14 North: AMOGHASIDDHI - Practices, Symbols, Wisdom, Mantra 19:15-21:13 East: AKSHOBHYA - Practices, Symbols, Wisdom, Mantra 21:14-23:07 South: RATNASAMBHAVA - Practices, Symbols, Wisdom, Mantra 23:08 - Short Daily Practice of ALL FIVE BUDDHAS In this presentation we’ll introduce the important Five Buddha Mandala, and the symbolism and mantras of the five Buddhas. In other presentations we’ll explore each Buddha family one-by-one, with their practices and mantras. The Mantras are: VAIROCHANA in the Center of the Mandala, seed syllable OM: Om Vairochana Hum AMITABHA in the West of the Mandala, seed syllable HRIH: Om Amitabha Hrih ALSO: Om Ami Deva Hrih Namo Amitabha Buddhaya Namo Amitabhaya AMOGHASIDDHI in the North of the Mandala, seed syllable AH Om Amoghasiddhi Ah Hum AKSHOBHYA in the East, seed syllable Hum Om Akshobhya Hum RATNASAMBHAVA in the South, seed syllable TRAM Om Ratnasambhava Tram The Five Buddhas are often called the Buddhas of the Five Wisdoms or the Buddhas of the Five Directions. This map-like language is not accidental. We will explore each of the galaxies of the Five Wisdom Buddhas in future presentations but we’ll summarize here for some helpful context and include their mantras. Each Buddha family has a Father Buddha representing Compassion and a Mother Buddha representing Wisdom. Each, have a mantra representing the essence of wisdom and a seed syllable. Each Buddha Family has a Pureland, which is the purity and manifestation of that wisdom and compassion in the pure, spacious mind of Buddha. Each has a color representing an activity, a Wisdom that focuses on a poison, an aggregate or personality called a skandha, a direction on the mandala, and an emblematic symbol. ARTIST CREDITS: Ben Christian Artist Website: Enlightenment Thangka Ritual Thanka #fivebuddhas #wisdombuddhas #5Buddhas