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The Tibetan legend that describes the origin of the Jambhala Wealth Gods is very interesting. It is said that a revered high Lama, Lama Atisha, was walking alone when he found a man starving and near death. After looking around and unable to find food for the old man Lama Atisha cut flesh from his own body and offered it to the starving man. The man refused to eat the Lama's flesh.
Being depressed and not knowing how else to help the man nearing death the Lama sat down next to him. At that point there was a blinding bright white light and before Atisha appeared the Buddha of Compassion, the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshwor Chenrezig. The Buddha told Lama Atisha that he was going to manifest himself as the God of Wealth, Jambhala, and assure that those in poverty would suffer no longer.
Other legends have also been published on the origin of the Five Jambhala Wealth Gods but the one just given is the one most quoted. The five Jambhala (also known by the name Dzambhala) are all very popular wealth Gods and each has their own uniqueness.
The White Jambhala is said to be the manifestation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (he who listens to the sounds around him and embodies compassion). He sits on a snow lion and holds a mongoose in his left hand that spits out precious gems for the poor and needy to collect. He is said to be able to stop suffering and to dispel bad Karma. Chanting his Mantra can also bring wealth, avert disaster, and give you good health.
The White Jambhala is most effective for those with a Chinese Astrological lucky element of metal and animal sign of a monkey or chicken. It is believed pouring water on the head of his statue will allow for greater blessings. The Mantra that is chanted for this God is "Om Padma Trotha Arya Zambhala Siddhaya Hum Phat".
The Yellow Jambhala is considered the most popular and powerful of the Wealth Gods. It is thought to be the manifestation of Buddha Ratnasambhava, the Buddha of Giving. It is said you must practice Buddhism using correct procedures to gain the most powerful blessings from him. He is usually shown sitting on a lotus, sun and moon disk. As with all of the Jambhala, he holds a mongoose in his left hand which produces jewels to give to the needy.
The Yellow Jambhala is thought to be the most effective for those with a Chinese Astrological lucky element of earth and having the animal sign of a cow, dragon, sheep, or dog. Just as with the White Jambhala, pouring water on the head of his statue is considered good for increasing the blessing you receive. You will receive not only wealth but wisdom and intelligence if worshipped properly. The Mantra you would recite is "Om Zambala Zalendhraye Soha".
The Black Jambhala is also known as the Hindu God of Wealth, Kubera. He will fulfill your wishes, make you happy, and give you wealth and prosperity if worshiped properly. He is usually seen standing on a corpse and with a Kapala (a cup made from a human skull) in his right hand along with the mongoose in his left hand. He is also usually pictured surrounded by a ring of fire. He is black in color, as his name would indicate.
The Black Jambhala is considered most effective for those that have a Chinese Astrological lucky element of water and animal sign of a pig or rat. If you have a statue of him you pour water on his belly, not his head, for added blessings. He has two different Mantras, "Om Zambhala Dzamlim Dzaye Svaha" and "Om Indzali Mu Kan Dzamali Svaha".
The Red Jambhala is said to be the manifestation of Vajrasattva, the Buddha of Purification. Some say that he is the Hindu God of Wealth, Lord Ganesh, and has the head of an elephant. Others picture him as having two faces and four arms. He also carries the mongoose in one of his left hands. His Tibetan name is said to be Dzambhala Mapo. So there seems to be quite a difference in how this God is defined.
For the greatest benefits achieved from worshiping him your Chinese Astrological lucky element should be fire and have an animal sign of a snake or horse. While chanting the Mantra you should also pour water on the statue. The Mantra for him is "Om Dzambhala Dzalim Dzaya Nama Mumei E She E, Om Dzachini Dzambhala Dzambhala Svaha".
The last of the five Wealth Gods, the Green Jambhala, is thought to be a form of the Buddha Akshobhya (who reigns over the eastern paradise). He is usually shown in tight embrace with his consort and carrying a jewel producing mongoose in his left hand. He is actually blue in color. The Green Jambhala made a sacred vow witnessed by Buddha Sakyamuni that he would protect anyone who chanted his Mantra.
Those who would benefit the most from him are those with the Chinese Astrological lucky element of wood and animal sign of a tiger or rabbit. Again the simultaneous pouring of water while chanting his Mantra is recommended. His Mantra is "Om Zambala Zalendhraye Soha."
I hope by reading this you can see why the Five Jambhala Wealth Gods are among my favorites. Their origins and uniqueness are fascinating and they are considered to be exceptionally powerful Wealth Gods.
I wish you all prosperity and abundance. Until later, please enjoy Sheng Chi!
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Indian Buddhism in China and Tibet Part 2
In the rest of India, however, Hinduism, by this time, had gained ground against Buddhism. There were many causes of the decline of Buddhism. Under the rule of some Hindu kings, Buddhists were persecuted. Some other Hindu rulers supported Buddhist institutions, but as centres of learning and culture. Since the time of King Asoka, the Sangha had become materially prosperous both through royal patronage and through the support of wealthy people. Life in the monasteries was comfortable and easy, and increasingly attracted large numbers of new members who joined the Sangha as a means of gaining a living and some of whom brought with them their old ways of thought and preached their own false theories. As these corrupt persons could not be entirely expelled from the Order, it led to the division of Buddhism, the weakness of the Sangha, and the undesirable developments of the Doctrine.
Moreover, in later days, when the Buddhist universities were prosperous, monks crowded into these centres of learning and isolated themselves from the common people. They became used to lax and easy life and gave up the original ideals of renunciation and sacrifice. When the Mahayana became stronger, the monks were devoted more and more to philosophical speculations and religious celebrations. Hindu ideas and practices crept in. The number of Bodhisattvas, gods and goddesses increased together with various modes of worship and a new literature to explain them. Superstitious beliefs, devotionalism and the use of magical charms and rituals were encouraged while there was a decline in the importance of ethic. This unhealthy development which was called Tantrism took shape in the twelfth Buddhist century and became stronger in later centuries.
Before very long it made Buddhism nearly indistinguishable from Hinduism. In the meantime, Sankara (B.E. 1331-1881 or 788 - 838 C.E.), a great Hindu philosopher, made use of the Madhyamika and Yogacara ideas of Nagarjuna and Asanga to form his own philosophy, and borrowed from the Buddhists the idea of establishing Hindu monasteries (Matฺh or Matฺha) as centres of education, propagation and social programmes as the Buddhists had done. They were at first located near famous shrines to serve also as rest-places for pilgrims. Thus while Buddhism degenerated into a Hinduized form, lost its good name and became weaker and weaker, Hinduism absorbed from it good elements and sprang again to freshness as a reformed religion. Some Buddhist monasteries were even turned into Hindu institutions.
THE RISE AND FALL OF SRIVIJAYA AND CHAMPA
The form of Buddhism which flourished under the Pala kings was also the degenerate Tantric Buddhism. It was studied at the universities of Nalanda, Odantapura and Vikramasila. From there it spread to Tibet, Sumatra, Java and other countries.
The Indians started to migrate into Java and other islands of Indonesia early in the seventh Buddhist century. By the tenth century, a great empire called Srivijaya had risen to power with its centre in Sumatra. The Chinese monk-pilgrim I-Tsing, on his way to India, visited this area in B.E. 1214 (671 C.E.), and recorded that Hinayana Buddhism flourished there. But from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries, the Srivijaya empire was ruled by the Sailendra kings who were great patrons of Mahayana. During this period the great stupa of Borobudur, the largest Buddhist shrine in the world, was erected in central Java.
The Sailendra kings spread their influence to the Malay peninsula, southern India and Ceylon, and established colonies in Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas and the Philippines. They maintained diplomatic elations with the Pala kings and close connections with the great University of Nalanda. And through these relations, the Tantric form of Buddhism came to Indonesia and flourished before it gradually disappeared in the Hindu form as in India. At the end of the eighteenth century, the Srivijaya kingdom declined and was replaced in B.E. 1837 (1294 C.E.) by the Hindu Javanese kingdom of Madjapahit. The new kingdom, however, prospered for only one century before it broke up into divisions. The wars among them made Indonesia easy prey for the Arabs who finally brought the empire to an end in the middle of the 21st century and in turn converted the islands to Islam.
Also around the seventh Buddhist century, other Indians migrated to the eastern coast of Indochina where is now modern South Vietnam. There a kingdom known as Champa (simply called Cham) was established and flourished until it was overrun by the Annamites in the 21st century. In Champa Buddhism followed the line of development similar to that in Indonesia. Under the Annamites, the Chinese form of Mahayana, along with Islam, replaced the old form professed by the Chams.
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