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07. Hayagrīva or Rta-mgrin. | Documents and Pictures
Hayagrīva, literally, having the neck of a horse, is an important deity who originated as a yaksha attendant or wrathful from of Avalokiteśvara, Avalokiteśvara is connected with the enlightened mind, but in this manifestation, as Hayagriva, he represents as enlightened speech and also manifests the purity of the body. He is associated with the Padma Buddha Family where the Buddha is Amitabha, he is sometimes said to be the wrathful Heruka emanation of Amitabha. Hayagrīva is also identified as a Wisdom King in Vajrayana Buddhism, his special abilities include his special ability is to cure diseases. It is said Hayagriva is the wrathful form of Vajrasattva, who assumes the form Avalokiteshvara and turns into Hayagriva in order to defeat a powerful demon. Hayagriva is usually represented with one face, two arms and two legs, and a horse head above his head, he is wrathful and has three glaring eyes, and fangs. He holds the a pose of a warrior and holds a sword raised threateningly in his right hand (poised to cut through delusion), his left hand he raises in a threatening gesture, and he usually has snake ornaments. This terrifying aspect expresses compassion’s fierce determination to help us overcome inner egotism and outer obstructions. He has the power to cure diseases (skin diseases in particular) and is a protector of horses. He wears a horse's head in his headdress and frightens demons by neighing like a horse. In other representations, Hayagriva has six hands, four or eight legs and three large eyes. in these versions, on the top of Hayagriva’s head are three small green horse heads. The legs stand on two corpses, symbolizing the mundane attachments that should be destroyed. Om HRIH Padman tatro vajra Krodha Hayagriva Hulu Hulu Hum Phat.Page 1 of 1.
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