Vajrapāṇi | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-05-12

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00:01:20 1 Etymology
00:01:40 2 Forms
00:03:18 3 Mantras
00:03:36 4 Legends
00:04:49 5 Meaning
00:05:40 6 Appearances and identifications
00:05:50 6.1 In Cambodia
00:06:24 6.2 In Gandhara
00:07:02 6.3 In India
00:09:32 6.4 In Indonesia
00:10:27 6.5 In Japan
00:11:57 6.6 In Nepal
00:12:19 6.7 In Tibet
00:15:02 7 In literature and art
00:16:28 8 Stories
00:16:37 8.1 Conversion of Ambattha
00:17:48 8.2 Vajrapāni and Maheśvara
00:19:24 9 Patron saint of Shaolin monastery



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Vajrapāṇi (Sanskrit: "Vajra in [his] hand") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power.
Vajrapāni is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the earliest three protective deities or bodhisattvas surrounding the Buddha. Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Manjushri manifests all the Buddhas' wisdom, Avalokiteśvara manifests all the Buddhas' immense compassion, and Vajrapāni protects Buddha and manifests all the Buddhas' power  as well as the power of all five tathāgatas (Buddhahood of the rank of Buddha).Vajrapāni is one of the earliest Dharmapalas of Mahayana Buddhism and also appears as a deity in the Pali Canon of the Theravada school. He is worshiped in the Shaolin Monastery, in Tibetan Buddhism and in Pure Land Buddhism (where he is known as Mahasthamaprapta and forms a triad with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara). Manifestations of Vajrapāni can also be found in many Buddhist temples in Japan as Dharma protectors called Nio. Vajrapāni is also associated with Acala, who is venerated as Fudō-Myōō in Japan, where he is serenaded as the holder of the vajra.