The Buddha of Fearlessness

The Five Dhyani Buddhas or meditation Buddhas aretwo garudas, mythical figures half-man and half-bird,
icons that represent different aspects of enlightenedsymbolizing man moving into a new awareness or
consciousness. One of these Five Wisdom Buddhas ishigher consciousness. In other representations, he is
Amoghasiddhi, whose name has many meanings: Heaccompanied by his consort, Tara, whose name
Whose Accomplishment is Not in Vain, Almightymeans Noble Deliverer or Noble Star The mantra of
Conqueror, He Who Unerringly Achieves his Goal,Amoghasiddhi is OM AMOGHASIDDHI AH.
Infallible Success, Unfailing Power or the Buddha ofTraditional Story
Fearlessness.In the Buddhist tradition, it is said that the cousin of
Practical Wisdomthe Buddha Amoghasiddhi, Devadatta, was very
Amoghasiddhi is the Buddha that represents thejealous of the enlightened one. His jealousy was so
practical implementation of the wisdom of the othersevere he launched a plot to murder the Buddha by
four in this mandala. His actions of fearlessness areunleashing a wild elephant into his path. However,
said to pacify the evils of envy and jealousy. Withwhen the elephant actually approached the Buddha,
this Buddha, these human emotions are transmutedthe meditating master raised his palm in the Abhaya
into the positive action of accomplishment andmudra and the animal immediately became calm.
fulfillment upon the spiritual path. It is said that by hisMessages from Amoghasiddhi for Today's World
very presence terror, fear and anxiety areIn a message entitled "A Vision Quest for the New
destroyed.Age" given on December 20, 2006, Amoghasiddhi
Symbolismreveals teachings about the spiritual importance of
In the traditional mandala of the Five Dhyani Buddhas,light and illumination:
Amoghasiddhi is usually colored green and isThe nature of light you must know. The qualities of
associated with the air or wind element. His season isillumination's ray you must bestow upon many more
summer and his heavenly quarter is in the north.through teaching, through sharing something of who
Amoghasiddhi is often depicted raising his right handyou are as a God Being. Unless and until you have
in a gesture we in the west might interpret as stop,manifested a certain awareness within you of holy
but in Buddhist tradition it is called Abhaya andwisdom's fires, there cannot be the transfer heart to
represents his association with fearlessness, or noheart and mind to mind of this flame of illumination.
danger.And therefore, take up the calling of becoming the
The emblem of this Buddha is the crossed doublestudious ones who not only tune into the word of
vajra, which represents the highest understanding ofcosmic reason but having discovered the seed of
truth. The vajra is a traditional Buddhist implementthat light within the Word and allowed it to sprout
used in ritual who name means thunderbolt orand fully manifest within your consciousness, you can
scepter of the lama.then pick the ripe fruits of your own development of
Associationsspirituality and share them with brother and sister
Amoghasiddhi has been worshipped in the Buddhisthere and there across the Earth.
tradition from about 500 B.C. to the present.Learn more about the ascended masters and their
Amoghasiddhi is sometimes depicted accompanied byteachings through our website listed below.