Description of Ushnisha Sitatapatra
Ushnisha Sitatapatra is one of the five emanations from the ushnisha from Shakyamuni Buddha. She belongs to the Kriya classification of the tantra, with 1,000 faces, arms and legs. She display 3 kinds of expressions and her entire body are covered with eyes.
The main faces consist of 200 white and display graceful expression. The 200 right faces are yellow and display heroic expression; the 200 rear faces are red and display wrathful expressions. The 200 left faces are green and display peaceful expressions. The 200 top faces are blue and display amused expression. The crowns of all heads are adorned with a blue vajra, symbolizing Dojre Barwa.
Her main right hand is in the mudra of giving refuge, holding a dharma wheel. The next 99 hold dharma wheels and subsequently every 100 hands hold vajras, cintamani, lotus and cross vajras.
Her main left hand holds both a parasol and an arrow. The next 99 hold arrows and subsequently every 100 hands hold bows, swords, lassos and vajra hooks.
Her 500 right legs are extended, symbolizing pacifying all disasters. Her 500 left legs are bend, symbolizing subjugating all demonic obstacles.
Her entire pores radiate red vajra light, engulfing the three realms, eradicating sentient beings’ suffering.
Her retinue consists of the 3 special protectors, 8 major gods, 8 naga kings, 8 rahulas and many others
The Ushnisha Sitatapatra Torma Offering Puja
The Ushnisha Sitatapatra Torma offering puja is a supreme method of making offering to the retinue of Sitatapatra, purifying our negative karma, obscuration, illness (such as rheumatism, cancer, AIDS, skin diseases, asthma, stroke, boils etc), obstacles of the nagas, major obstacles, black magic, karmic debtors, bad omen, inauspicious dreams, untimely death and harm from prison, weapon, fire, water, enemy, gods, asuras, yakshas, war, robbery, animals, malicious mind and action of others. One will also be protected from obstacles to one’s body, speech, mind, activities and wealth. Enemy to Buddhism and slanderers of the triple gem, obstacles to our practice and the 15 demons will be pacified and/or destroyed.
This puja relates to the destroying activity and can only conducted by masters who have the necessary realizations through retreats and practices.
The first stage of the puja is the blessing of the huge torma that is especially made for this purpose.
In the second stage, the master will have the torma brought to the main entrance. At this point, he will instruct the gods and demons to return to their own abode, as the wrath of the deity would cause them harm. At that point of time, all participants should with a sincere attitude make supplications to the deity and requests for what one’s wishes.
In the final stage, the torma will be brought to the fire pit. The master will ignite the torma and one visualizes that one’s obstacles and illness are destroyed.
The Nine Warrior Deities Fire Puja
The origin of this practice was due to the constant battles between the gods and the asuras over the wish fulfilling tree whose roots grow the asuras’ realm but the fruits blossoms in the gods’ realm.
In one occasion, the gods were defeated and the king of the gods, Indra seeks help from the Bodhisattva Vajrapani. Vajrapani transmit the skillful means of the 9 warriors practice to him who in turn transmit to the rest of the gods. Through this practice, the gods defeated the asuras effortlessly. The weapons moved on their own and the vitality and glory of the gods were restored.
King Gesar acquired this lineage and through the accomplishment of the practice, he is also known as a warrior deity.
Externally, the 9 warrior deities manifest in the form of the warrior gods.
Internally, the 9 warrior deities are actually one’s vitality, luck, and life force.
The 9 warrior deities practice is one of the 5th Dalai Lama main practices and was his choice when it comes to pacifying obstacles.
Though this puja, one’s luck and vitality will be enhance and one will achieve whatever objective one has, effortlessly and swiftly.
Naga Vase Puja
Ushnisha Sitatapatra is one of the five emanations from the ushnisha from Shakyamuni Buddha. She belongs to the Kriya classification of the tantra, with 1,000 faces, arms and legs. She display 3 kinds of expressions and her entire body are covered with eyes.
The main faces consist of 200 white and display graceful expression. The 200 right faces are yellow and display heroic expression; the 200 rear faces are red and display wrathful expressions. The 200 left faces are green and display peaceful expressions. The 200 top faces are blue and display amused expression. The crowns of all heads are adorned with a blue vajra, symbolizing Dojre Barwa.
Her main right hand is in the mudra of giving refuge, holding a dharma wheel. The next 99 hold dharma wheels and subsequently every 100 hands hold vajras, cintamani, lotus and cross vajras.
Her main left hand holds both a parasol and an arrow. The next 99 hold arrows and subsequently every 100 hands hold bows, swords, lassos and vajra hooks.
Her 500 right legs are extended, symbolizing pacifying all disasters. Her 500 left legs are bend, symbolizing subjugating all demonic obstacles.
Her entire pores radiate red vajra light, engulfing the three realms, eradicating sentient beings’ suffering.
Her retinue consists of the 3 special protectors, 8 major gods, 8 naga kings, 8 rahulas and many others
The Ushnisha Sitatapatra Torma Offering Puja
The Ushnisha Sitatapatra Torma offering puja is a supreme method of making offering to the retinue of Sitatapatra, purifying our negative karma, obscuration, illness (such as rheumatism, cancer, AIDS, skin diseases, asthma, stroke, boils etc), obstacles of the nagas, major obstacles, black magic, karmic debtors, bad omen, inauspicious dreams, untimely death and harm from prison, weapon, fire, water, enemy, gods, asuras, yakshas, war, robbery, animals, malicious mind and action of others. One will also be protected from obstacles to one’s body, speech, mind, activities and wealth. Enemy to Buddhism and slanderers of the triple gem, obstacles to our practice and the 15 demons will be pacified and/or destroyed.
This puja relates to the destroying activity and can only conducted by masters who have the necessary realizations through retreats and practices.
The first stage of the puja is the blessing of the huge torma that is especially made for this purpose.
In the second stage, the master will have the torma brought to the main entrance. At this point, he will instruct the gods and demons to return to their own abode, as the wrath of the deity would cause them harm. At that point of time, all participants should with a sincere attitude make supplications to the deity and requests for what one’s wishes.
In the final stage, the torma will be brought to the fire pit. The master will ignite the torma and one visualizes that one’s obstacles and illness are destroyed.
The Nine Warrior Deities Fire Puja
The origin of this practice was due to the constant battles between the gods and the asuras over the wish fulfilling tree whose roots grow the asuras’ realm but the fruits blossoms in the gods’ realm.
In one occasion, the gods were defeated and the king of the gods, Indra seeks help from the Bodhisattva Vajrapani. Vajrapani transmit the skillful means of the 9 warriors practice to him who in turn transmit to the rest of the gods. Through this practice, the gods defeated the asuras effortlessly. The weapons moved on their own and the vitality and glory of the gods were restored.
King Gesar acquired this lineage and through the accomplishment of the practice, he is also known as a warrior deity.
Externally, the 9 warrior deities manifest in the form of the warrior gods.
Internally, the 9 warrior deities are actually one’s vitality, luck, and life force.
The 9 warrior deities practice is one of the 5th Dalai Lama main practices and was his choice when it comes to pacifying obstacles.
Though this puja, one’s luck and vitality will be enhance and one will achieve whatever objective one has, effortlessly and swiftly.
Naga Vase Puja
Nagas are in charge of the earth’s wealth and lived in extremely clean environment such as deep oceans and mountainous area. However humans pollute the environment in which they lived in such as dumping of chemical waste, blood and flesh from slaughtered animals, war weapons etc. These actions cause the nagas to fall sick and as a result suffer tremendously.
On the other hand, humans create lots of negativity such as capturing of marine life, war, killing of sentient beings, breaches of vows, abortion etc. These actions cause naga’s displeasure towards man.
In order to express their displeasure, they create obstacles such as tsunami, earthquakes, droughts etc. They also inflicted on human incurable and persistent illness such as leprosy, joint ailment etc.
It is because of the above factors that there is a need to offer naga vases. With the offering of these vases, we hope that they will be free from their present suffering. This will in turn minimize the resentment that they had towards us and thus one’s obstacle with the nagas will be eliminated.
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