Vajrapāṇi

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V in the Pāli Canon as a yakkha (Sanskrit yakṣa) a kind of
daemonic or chthonic spirit. His name means
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"Thunderbolt in Hand". In the Vajrayāna he becomes a central
mantras figure, where he frequently also goes by the name Guhyapati
bījas (Lord of Secrets). In the Tantric texts he is seen in dialogue
with the Cosmic Buddha Mahāvairocana.
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words The form depicted here is his peaceful manifestation, sitting in
'royal ease' and balancing the vajra in the palm of his hand. He
scripts is deep blue in colour. He also has a wrathful form - his body Support inde
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wreath of flames; he shouts his bīja mantra hūṃ and draws his on Lulu
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hand back to hurl the vajra at you in order to break through
projects your obscurations. He is frequently depicted trampling on the
reading Hindu god Śiva whom he defeats in a contest of magic in the Vajrapāṇi fe
Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha Tantra, converting him to strongly
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va jra pā ṇi Vajrapāṇi belongs to the Vajra Family which is headed by
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except where noted The bīja mantra hūṃ is shared by a number of Buddhas Ind
and Bodhisattvas, especially those associated with the Buddhis
Vajra family such as Vajrapāṇi, Akṣobhya, and by David Sne
Vajrasattva.
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Transliteration

oṃ va jra pā ṇi hūṃ

oṃ vajrapāṇi hūṃ
Notes

The Tibetan pronunciation of vajrapāṇi's name is ba dzra pā ṇi, and the Tibetan version of
the mantra reflects this.

The astute observer will notice that I have written ṇa in two different ways - compare
Vajrapāṇi's name with his mantra. The form used in his name is a simplified version of the
 formal letter that I have used in the mantra. Several other Siddhaṃ letters have alternative
forms.

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