Palelai Buddhist Temple Sanctification of Phra Buddha Jinaraj - Yantras
To sanctify our new Vihara for Phra Buddha Jinaraj成功佛金身, we plan to seal 30,000 pieces of each of three different yantras inside the pedestal of the Buddha image.
The yantras are:
1) The Diamond Shield,
2) The Eight Directions "Iti piso", and
3) Homage to the Five Buddhas of the current aeon.
These yantras offer protection and blessings to the individual who possesses them and by extension, the person who offers them for enshrining in a sacred place eg a Vihara.
1) The Diamond Shield,
The Yantra (sacred script) above is written in ancient Khmer script and is
known as “Yan Gropetch”- “The Diamond Shield”. It is a set of verses
which Buddhists regularly recite to reflect upon the qualities of Lord
Buddha – commonly referred to as the “Iti piso” chant.
Luang Phor Parn of Wat Bang Nom Kho, Ayuttaya Province, found the
Yantra in B.E. 2458 (1915) while he was making a pilgrimage (tudong) to
Suphanburi Province, Thailand.
Shortly before he found this Great Yantra, he was meditating and an
intuition arose in his mind that there was a very important plate buried in
the main Cetiya of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Mahathat, Suphanburi Province,
waiting for him to recover.
Not long after that, he arrived at the Cetiya and found an ancient silver
plate inscribed with the above yantra. The plate also states that for one
who recites these verses every day, his/her body will be covered with a
“Diamond Shield” and will be safe from all dangers. The person will
never be destroyed by his/her enemies. However, the enemy will be
destroyed by some strange phenomena because of the reflective result
from the powers of the “Diamond Shield”.
To read the yantra, begin from top to bottom (i.e. column-wise), left to
right. The Romanised Pali version of the yantra is:
“Iti Piso Bhagava Araham Samma Sambuddho Vijja Carana Sampanno
Sugato Lokavidu Anuttaro Purisa Damma Sarathi Sattha Deva
Manussanam Buddho Bhagava ti”, meaning :
“He is a Blessed One, a Worthy One, a Rightly Self-Enlightened One,
consummate in knowledge and conduct, one who has gone the good
way, knower of the cosmos, unexcelled trainer of those who can be
taught, Teacher of divine and human beings, Awakened, Blessed”.
2) The Eight Directions "Iti piso",
The Eight Directions Iti Piso Yantra is a derivative of the Iti Piso Yantra. It is arranged to provide blessings and protection in each of the cardinal directions i.e. East, South East, South, South West, West, North West, North, North East. The mantra for each of direction is derived from each row of the Iti Piso Yantra, reading from left to right, top to bottom (there are exactly eight rows of characters in the Iti Piso Yantra). Hence, when one carries this Yantra with him/her, it is tantamount to securing blessings and protection where ever he/she may be
3) Homage to the Five Buddhas of the current aeon.
The above Yantra combines the initials of the Five Buddhas of our current aeon:
1. Kakusandha Buddha,
2. Koṇ āgamana Buddha,
3. Kassapa Buddha,
4. Gotama Buddha (the Buddha of the present era), and
5. Phra Sri Ariya Metteyya (the next Buddha).
This is a representation of a mantra which is very commonly recited to pay homage to the Buddha(s) i.e. “Namo Buddhāya – Homage to the Buddha”. In this case, we pays homage to all five Buddhas and when recited repeatedly, it allows the reciter to calm his mind and enter a state of concentration of mind – similar to the recitation of “Buddho”. When one carries this yantra with him/her, it is tantamount to securing the blessings and protection of all the Five Buddhas of the current aeon.
NA MO PUT TA YA (Namo Buddhaya)
This sentence means "I go for refuge to the Buddha"
Unalome
Unalome - Represents reaching enlightenment. The path starts in the center of the spiral, and as you continue down this path you are wandering, becoming more conscious of your surroundings. When you reach the top of the symbol (the straight line), you have reached enlightenment.
No comments:
Post a Comment