Hayagriva Buddha: Why Amitabha's ferocious form is recommended in difficult times? Inc. tea offering

What's so special about Hayagriva Buddha? Why is Hayagriva recommended to students by Buddhist Teachers - in these difficult times? Why is this most Wrathful Heruka Emanation of Amitabha Buddha so effective today? What is the origin story of this fascinating and ferocious Buddha? Hayagriva was the main practice of Buddha Padmasambhava and Yogi Shabkar.
NOTE: FOR HAYAGRIVA'S MANTRA CHANTED BEAUTIFULLY IN SANSKRIT, 108 times with visualizations, SEE OUR NEW VIDEO:
• Hayagriva Buddha's San...
In this Buddha Weekly video documentary, we answer these questions - and more, with insights from teachers such as Choden Rinpoche, Ogyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, and Lama Jigme Rinpoche. ‪@BuddhaWeekly‬
NOTE: Quotes from teachers are read by narrators.
FOR THE TEA PRAISE SEE BELOW, or the FULL HAYAGRIVA FEATURE ON BUDDHA WEEKLY linked below.
CONTENTS
00:00 What makes Hayagriva practice unique and special in Buddhism?
1:21 The Name and Mantra of Hayagriva
2:15 Hayagriva for troubled times.
2:48 Choden Rinpoche: Hayagriva is “a swift and powerful means to overcome negative forces and obstacles…”
3:04 Hayagriva was one of the main enlightened deities practices by the Lotus Born Padmasambhava
3:30 Hayagriva was the main practice of Yogi Shabkar
4:26 Hayagriva’s mandala has not yet vanished from our world
4:55 The origin of Hayagriva - an emanation of Amitabha
5:04 The Sutra for Forming Hayagriva
6:15 A Battle Beyond Epic: Hayagriva and Vajravarahi battle Rudra, the Ego Demon
6:38 The terrible demon Black Ngapa horrible to look at with three heads, six arms…
8:03 The hope against this apocalyptic demon was none other than Hayagriva and Vajravarahi
8:32 The neigh of the horse, symbolic of the Dharma voice and wrathful discerning wisdom…
9:17 Hayagriva strikes down with “wrathful force” to obliterate Rudra Demon (Literally: Dreadful Ego) (Rudra here is the word in Sanskrit meaning "Dreadful" not the Deity. See NOTE below.)
9:51 Ogyen Tobgyal Rinpoche explains the profound symbolism of the legend - The demon represents ego attached to our gross physical body…
10:21 Ogyen Tobgyal Rinpoche on the sixty-four power places that remain in our world today.
11:04 “These sacred places are associated with internal sacred places in all of our bodies - the channels and chakras of the internal body.”
11:16 Full symbolism of Hayagriva’s appearance: green horse heads, three eyes, six arms, eight legs
13:25 Why do we visualize such elaborate symbolism? Symbolism is the language of the mind…
13:35 Lama Jigme Rinpoche: Why do we visualize ourselves as the deity or “development stage” practice
14:14 Hayagriva - the Speech of All the Buddhas: the Importance of Dharma
15:10 The Powerful Heruka is Hayagriva “There is no one greater or more powerful than the powerful Heruka Hayagriva.” Ogyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
15:52 Venerable Steve Carlier: “Hayagriva is a wrathful aspect of Chenresig” (Avalokiteshvara)
16:26 How to do a Daily Tea Offering to Hayagriva for auspiciousness and merit.
18:01 The Manifestation of the Superb Victorious Wrathful Great Horse Tantra: Benefits to the Empowered practitioner of Hayagriva.
NOTE: For those who asked, Rudra, as quoted from the tantra text is not the Hindu God but is the use of the word in the Tantra (which means, per the Sanskrit dictionary: crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, horrible) -- it is a word description here, not the name of the god. Rudra, the god, is named with this word because of the same association with "roarer or howler" - i.e. the word meaning. (All of these tantras are translated texts. In other words, the tantra is describing the antagonist (representing Ego) as a "Dreadful" black demon (the literal definition of Rudra Black Demon.
MANTRA of HAYAGRIVA
Venerable Zasep Rinpoche advises that even without empowerment we may chant the mantra but any visualization (without empowerment) would be in front of us, not self-generated (only empowered individuals can self-generate.) The main mantra is, as published on the Kurukulla Centre for Tibetan studies is
“OM HRIH VAJRA KRODHA HAYAGRIVA HULU HULU HUM PHAT”
in Tibetan pronunciation this can sound like:
Om Hri Benza Todha Hayagiva Hulu Hulu Hum Pey
There is also a longer version of the mantra, especially important in Hayagriva Sangdrub practice:
OM HRIH PADMAN TATRO VAJRA KRODHA HAYAGRIVA HULU HULU HUM PHAT.
#Vajrayana #Buddhism #Hayagriva #Mahayana #BuddhaWeekly #Amitabha #Avalokiteshvara #Chenrezig

[@Natureloverroshan]

My father is suffering a deaseas please pray for my father namah budhhaya

[@KonchokGyalpo]

Namo Amideva Hrih May he be guided safely and effortlessly into the diamond kingdom of the pureland, I love you so much and I can’t wait to join you and your family in Amitabha’s presence. Namo Buddhaya Namo Dharmaya Namo Sanghaya 🌺🙏🌺

[@fernandoandaluz2281]

Take Amitabha's primal vow, the eighteenth vow over the next couple of days: entrust to Amitabha, say his name perhaps even ten times and wish to be reborn in Sukhavati, Amitabha's pure Land. Once you do that take the immediate vow to save your father with the utmost priority once you become a Buddha Sughata Tathagata. You will become a Buddha Sughata Tathagata at the end of this current rebirth, of this be certain. Amitabha will take care of your father if you ask him, one way or the other and he will be taken care of until you become a Buddha Sughata Tathagata at the end of this life. This was bestowed and confirmed by Shakyamuni Buddhaya upon the large sutra of infinite life. Please proceed as soon as possible to take the primal vow of Amitabha, time is of the essence. Namo Amida Butsu 🙏🏼⭕

[@ugyendema2775]

OM HRIH VAJRA KRODHA HAYAGRIVA HULU HULU HUM PHAT! OM HRIH PADMAN TAREO VAJRA KRODHA HAYAGRIVA HULU HULU HUM PHAT! 🙏🙏🙏🙇‍♀️

[@devy_h700]

Om Haigriva Om Vajravarahi

[@logiqone]

WOW! Thank you for this at that time!

[@BuddhaWeekly]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching! We have a new video coming out shortly with Hayagriva's mantra and visualization. Should release in a few days! It should be beautiful.

[@jonathantan3690]

Namo Buddhaya. Namo Amitabha.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

🙏🙏🙏

[@thomasedwardsthangkaart6557]

Wow wow wow!! just wow! maybe your best yet! i love the style and tone of the naration! inspiring a future painting

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Thank you so much 😀

[@prashantbhardwaj2221]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤thanks thanks for sharing this article 🙏 🙏 OM namo budhaye

[@mahagurupadmasambhava]

Om Hrih Padmantaka Vajra Krodha Hayagriva Hulu Hulu Hum Phat

[@andregonzalez1496]

Thank you so much 💓 💖 💗 🙏 I 🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹🥥🥥🥥🥥☕☕☕☕

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Most welcome 😊 Thank you for watching!! 🙏

[@dh.maitrijit4462]

Beautiful ! Sadhu !

[@aquicommeusbotoes]

Muito bom! Parabéns pelo trabalho tão especial. Fico muito agradecido por terem colocado legendas em português. Que Zadep Rinpoche tenha longa vida .Tashi Delek 🙏

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Muito obrigado Tashi Delek 🙏

[@gelekrapten5820]

Blessed

[@mountainguy4710]

Excellent. Thank you so much. 🙏🙏🙏🌺🌻🌼

[@BuddhaWeekly]

You're most welcome, thanks for watching.

[@URBANDRAGON999]

I'm so thankful for this channel. Thank you all 🙏🏾❤️

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Thank you for your delightful kind words, and thank you for watching.

[@JosephineNolan]

Another amazing docu, thanks. Hayagriva is so ferocious. Learned a lot, thanks.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Great to hear!

[@Mr6lue]

🙏

[@gelekrapten5820]

Thank you for the information I m truely blessed to listen to HayaGirva and its mantra.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

You're always most welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@magandaranaidu3122]

Thanks

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Thank you for your generosity! May all beings benefit.🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@TheRaverent]

Thanks you, as I give my thanks to all beeing's witch are one. Om Padma shavari phat nen par shig naga nen tadhiatha savrva birita Hana Hana vajre na raksh raksh suha

[@sonamdorje166]

Very good explanation video, perhaps to also add that "one need to seek oral transmission and permission to practice this" in the opening as disclaimer, there is a text you inserted but many dont read it... Venerable Zasep Rinpoche advises that even without empowerment we may chant the mantra but any visualization (without empowerment) would be in front of us, not self-generated (only empowered individuals can self-generate.)

[@lobsangwangyalladingpa6871]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐

[@howdareyou5800]

THANK YOU SO SO SO VERY MUCH!!! What is the mantra and long mantra of Hayagriva?

[@BuddhaWeekly]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKvLXptvrtSni7c You are most welcome ! This link should take you to our Buddha Weekly video with mantra chanted in Sanskrit with visualizations

[@jdbohrman]

I have no idea why but just hearing that name brought me to tears and i've never even heard it before

[@youmemeyou]

Hayagriva of the secret accomplishments.

[@thomasedwardsthangkaart6557]

amazing! i really love our effort to explain the profound symbolism of the aspects of the form! i think this is so useful, facinating and necessary to modern people. :) excellent!

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Awesome, thank you! Watch for part 2!

[@youmemeyou]

@@BuddhaWeekly please do Mahakala too.

[@MegaEstring]

I wish Zazep Tulku would offer Hayagriva through Zoom.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Traditionally, you should make a formal request. I can pass on the request for you, but ideally, go to gadenforthewest.org/contact/ and request it politely and with respect. (By tradition, sometimes you have to ask three times, depends on the teacher -- or three people have to ask, I'm not sure:-) There are different practices of Hayagriva. Venerable Zasep Rinpoche has offered Hayagriva Sang Drup (sometimes spelled Sandrub, or "Secret Accomplishment) -- which is the six armed solitary form with three horse heads featured in the video -- and Hayagriva Yabyum. Those two are Highest Yoga Tantra, so they require the "Four Initiations" which might be hard to do on Zoom (perhaps not impossible, I'm not sure) -- but there are forms of Hayagriva that are Kriya Tantra (requires only Vase Initiation), for example Hayagriva Vajrapani King Garuda - known as the three fierce ones. We'll speak a little more about different forms in part 2 of this documentary series, but there should be information in the main Hayagriva Feature on Buddha Weekly here: buddhaweekly.com/whats-special-hayagriva-wrathful-heruka-emanation-amitabha-horse-head-erupting-fiery-hair-literally-neighs-hrih-scream-wisdom/

[@chaturatenuware]

I do Nyanfo every day for Amitabha Buddha. I sing Mahakaruna Dharani and Prajnaparamita Sutra to Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. Are there others whom I should worship because I am a student? In what pure land is Padma Sambhava living at time? Is it Sukhavati ? Please solve these problems for me.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

It is said that all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas emanate to all the purelands, so you could say he is in Sukhavati -- however he has his own Pureland is Zangdok Palri which translates as Copper Coloured Mountain.

[@philmcdonald6088]

✨rest in present awareness repeat OM MANI PEME HUNG✨

[@StimParavane]

This is a great practice. Just continue...

[@MikeLisi-vo1gm]

Can you simply visualize Hayagriva in the room in front of you and then say his mantra? Of course, after taking refuge and all other previous practices. I have an initiation into the extremely secret Hayagriva and his consort

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Yes, frontal generation with mantra for Padma family, generally, although be guided by your own teachers, as always. However frontal generation is generally okay according to many teachers and lineages. You are very fortunate to have extremely secret Hayagriva. 🙏❤🙏

[@MikeLisi-vo1gm]

@@BuddhaWeekly thank you very much, still

[@johnphillipstevensen3490]

Can I just offer a cup of tea every day to Hayagriva? I am not a Buddhist?

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Making offerings is always meritorious, an act of generosity.

[@dh.maitrijit4462]

Very nice !

[@StimParavane]

Of course. We all have the Buddha-nature.

[@gelekrapten5820]

Can u plz share us the Hayagriva mantra.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Hi Gelek, yes, it will be in part 2, but you can find it in our more in-depth feature (11,000 words and growing) including the Tibetan script and different forms and when you need permission, etc. You'll find it here: buddhaweekly.com/whats-special-hayagriva-wrathful-heruka-emanation-amitabha-horse-head-erupting-fiery-hair-literally-neighs-hrih-scream-wisdom/

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Venerable Zasep Rinpoche advises that even without empowerment we may chant the mantra but any visualization (without empowerment) would be in front of us, not self-generated (only empowered individuals can self-generate.) The main mantra is, as published on the Kurukulla Centre for Tibetan studies is “OM HRIH VAJRA KRODHA HAYAGRIVA HULU HULU HUM PHAT” in Tibetan pronunciation this can sound like: Om Hri Benza Todha Hayagiva Hulu Hulu Hum Pey There is also a longer version of the mantra, especially important in Hayagriva Sangdrub practice: OM HRIH PADMAN TATRO VAJRA KRODHA HAYAGRIVA HULU HULU HUM PHAT. In Tibetan, this is typically pronounced: OM HRIH PEMA THAN DRIH BENZA TROHDHA HAYA GRI WA HOOLOO HOOLOO HUNG PHET! MORE ON THE MANTRA, including a commentary on the meaning is in the full feature on Buddha Weekly here: buddhaweekly.com/whats-special-hayagriva-wrathful-heruka-emanation-amitabha-horse-head-erupting-fiery-hair-literally-neighs-hrih-scream-wisdom/#ftoc-heading-11

[@gelekrapten5820]

@@BuddhaWeekly thank u so much although I have no teacher to take advice on I m learning from KZbin n also seek ur advice in my spiritual journey.

[@pawangiri7185]

Warning!! I suggest don't recite it without Empowerment , without Empowerment it'll only causes harm!

[@AngeloPolveroso]

So, from Amithaba we have Amitayus and Hayagriva emanations. Is there any other?

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Thank you for watching. To your question, short answer - yes. Amitabha is the Buddha of Infinite Light. Wherever his light shines he emanates in countless Nirmanakaya (form), Sambhokagakaya (emanation) forms. He can manifest as Avalokiteshvara for those who need compassion, Kurukulle for those who need the power of the Enlightened wisdom, Padmasambhava -- countless others. There are countless suffering beings in Samsara, and Amitabha can manifest in any form to help. If we suffer from the poison of anger, Hayagriva. The entire Padma family - represented in the Wangdu field of merit for example (see here: buddhaweekly.com/magnetize-me-working-with-the-magnetizing-activity-deities-of-the-padma-buddha-family-amitabha-chenrezig-hayagriva-vajrayogini-vajradharma/ ) can all be thought of as emanations of Amitabha's vast compassion and magnetizing activities. To the Enlightened Mind, individual "emanations" are just fictional ego aspects - which we need to help us, since we do not see extistance as it truly is. This is all symbolized in the seed syllable Hri, which is the seed syllable of all the emanations of Amitabha. It's a big topic, though. Basically, countless forms, emanations, aspects... all to benefit sentient beings. Om Amitabha Hri. Om Ami Deva Hri. Om Mani Padme Hum Hri.

[@MikeLisi-vo1gm]

Amithaba ist the Lotus Family.

[@michaelmallal9101]

Like COVID and global warming to-day.

[@davidfireman7]

I love your videos, but I have to say something. When you say "demon" you show an image of Barong, a BENEVOLENT DEITY in Bali, Indonesia. It is not a demon.

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Good point. In translations of tantras - depending on the English translation - worldly deities (who are often very benevolent) are translated generically as demons, which literally means "supernatural being of light) from the Greek - but we probably should have replaced that easily misinterpreted word. This is from Britannica: "Greek word daimōn, which means a “supernatural being” or “spirit.” Though it has commonly been associated with an evil or malevolent spirit, the term originally meant a spiritual being that influenced a person's character." Thanks for watching and for commenting!

[@davidfireman7]

@@BuddhaWeekly Thank you for such a wonderful reply. I keep learning from you! Bless you!

[@FoulUnderworldCreature]

@@BuddhaWeekly Maybe "daemon" would be a better term?

[@KKསྨུག]

so where is the hayagriva 64,24,32 sacred land ?

[@BuddhaWeekly]

This is from our written feature on Hayagriva on BuddhaWeekly (for most of our videos we have extensive ongoing written features with more information buddhaweekly.com.) From the Hayagriva feature: buddhaweekly.com/?p=8655 ) The world’s sixty-four power places The practice of Hayagriva is a living tradition. Although most Vajrayana practices generate the mandala of a visualized deity, then re-absorb the visualization, the mandala of Hayagriva and Vajravarahi (His consort) is a living one. The sacred places still exist in our world. It is for this reason Hayagriva practice is considered so powerful, and alive. Because these places still manifest, Hayagriva’s blessings are very powerful. It is for this reason Hayagriva is often called the “Ruler of the Worlds.” “There is something very profound to be understood here,” explained Orgyen Tobgyal in a teaching on the Wang Du. [For a feature on the Wang Du - the Great Cloud of Blessings, see>>] “According to the Nyingmapas, all the victorious ones produced Glorious Hayagriva and Vajravarahi, who then relied on the skilful method of union free from attachment, and annihilated and liberated Matam Rudra. “They scattered the remains of Rudra’s body throughout the world’s sixty-four power places - twenty-four sacred places, thirty-two sacred lands and eight great charnel grounds - all of which are sacred to Hayagriva and Vajravarahi. Each place is guarded by a chief daka and dakini, who were emanated by Hayagriva and Vajravarahi. As their mandalas have yet to be dissolved, each place continues to be guarded and preserved as sacred fields of the profound Dharma. The qualities of these profound Dharma fields are such that, through the power and blessings of the dakas and dakinis, by visiting just one of them, males will be blessed and become members of the daka family, and females will be blessed and become members of the dakini family. So, “Hosts of vajra dakas and dakinis who attract and magnetize” means not only all these dakas and dakinis, but also all those mentioned in the Chakrasamvara teachings.” [15] Note: Matam Rudra is Egoism as attached to the gross physical body. [See next section.] Internal Sacred Places The “battles” with worldly demons can be seen as metaphors for overcoming our own demons and attachments. Rudra here is not to be confused with the Vedic deity Rudra, as explained on Khandro.net: “There is a distinction between Rudra, the Vedic storm god who is Lord of Chaos (Skt. samhara-shakti, Form-loosening Energy) and the kind of being which Woodroffe designated with the spelling, “Rutra.” That one is a type of being that is essentially evil; not a devata of a celestial paradise. It is what is known as an adh’atma - a soul on a lower, destructive, path with “disintegrating propensities” that Chaos uses for its own ends.”[17] Hayagriva overcomes Matam Rudra - Egoism - demonstrating the power of the Wisdom of Discernment (the Wisdom of the Padma or Lotus Family and Amitabha) in overcoming our Attachments (the Poison of Desire.) For this reason, in completion and body mandala practices - more advanced Highest Yoga Tantra methods - these sacred places are associated with internal sacred places in the body (channels in the internal body.) The sacred places are associated with body mandala practices as well. Of the sixty four places, as noted by Ogyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, there are twenty-four sacred places, thirty-two sacred lands and eight great charnel grounds. Other sources, such as the sadhana of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo from the Longchen Nyingtik, give a different versions of these sacred places, for example: “They abide on the vajra-body inherent in every sentient being, which is symbolized here by the body of Vajrayogini.”[16] The sacred places are also explained in the Hevajra Tantra and Chakrasamvara Tantras. There is no contradiction between the various teachings. The emphasis in Hayagriva (the wrathful Heruka of the Lotus Padma family) is overcoming our desires and attachments - a key teaching going back to the Four Noble Truths of Shakyamuni Buddha. Generally, the twenty-four external (world sacred places) are: Jālandhara Oddiyana Paurnagiri Kamarupa Malaya Sindhu Nagara Munmuni Karunyapataka Devikota Karmarapataka Kulata Arbuta Godavari Himadri Harikela Lampaka Kani Saurasta Kalinga Kokana Caritra Kosala Vindhyakaumarapaurika In addition there are the Eight Great Charnel grounds: The Sitavana Cool Grove (in the East) Perfected in Body (in the South) Lotus Mound (in the West) Lanka Mound (in the North) Spontaneously Accomplished Mound (in the South-East) Display of Great Secret (in the South-West) Pervasive Great Joy (in the North-West) World Mound (in the North-East). Hope that helps. In kindness, BW

[@KKསྨུག]

@@BuddhaWeekly OMG thank for ur reply 🥰 Most of these places are place names from India, right？and I thought is in temple…?when we come into these temples ,we can get haygryva’s bless

[@pawangiri7185]

It's better to Recite his Mantra after receiving Empowerment , but these Tibetans made the matters of Tantra so open it's sad , they forgot the essence of secret yana

[@BuddhaWeekly]

Every teacher has their own wisdom. I suggest you be guided by your own tradition and teacher. Generally, however, most Buddhas of the Padma (Lotus) family are all-embracing compassion. This specific mantra, of Hayagriva, the teacher guidance in the Gelug tradition was that it is fine and helpful to accumulate mantras for the benefit of all beings -- what is not fine, is self-generating. The advice is to generate in front of you. Yes, there are mantras that are not good to recite, even if you "front generate" but this is not generally considered one of them. However, in a different tradition, I have seen teachers say not to recite Hayagriva or your may have obstacles. Again, it's best to be guided by your own teachers. My own teacher has said it is fine to recite with front generation - and that is all the advice I need to hear:-)