Information AboutYidam |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT YIDAM | |
| yidams | |
| buddhist deities, bodhisattvas, and demons | |
| tibetan buddhism | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
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In through such identification. Some common Yidams include Hayagriva , Vajrakilaya , Samputa , Guhyasamaja , Yamantaka , Hevajra , Kurukulle , Cakrasamvara , Vajrayogini , and Kalacakra . Also, other enlightened beings such as the regular forms of the Buddhas, Bodhisattva s, Guru Rinpoche , certain Dharmapala s, Wealth Deities, and Yab-yum representations, among others, can also be practiced as a Yidam. Yidams are not to be equated with deities, Patron Saint s or Guardian Angel s found in the Jewish , Christian and Muslim traditions. They are both a specific Buddha-form and the student's basic nature or potential to become a Buddha. The student visualizes the outstanding characteristics of the yidam until he achieves complete union with it. The yidam, which can be Masculine or Feminine , may refer to the personal deity, the nature of which corresponds to the individual psychological temper of each Adept . Avalokiteshvara , Tara , Manjusri and particularly Kalachakra , Hevajra and consort Nairatmya , Heruka -Chakrasamvara and consort Vajravarahi, etc. are frequently chosen as Yidam, but any deity of the Tantric pantheon may be adopted as such. The yidam is used as a means or a goal of transformation towards full enlightenment. According to certain traditions, the yidam are considered as the emanation of the adept's own Mind . The term ''yi-dam'' is said to be a contraction of Tib. ''yid-kyi-dam-tshig'', meaning " Samaya of mind"- in other words, the state of being indestructibly bonded with the inherently pure and liberated nature of mind. SEE ALSO Yab-yum Ishta-deva Ishta-deva |