KALACHAKRA
# The deity Kalachakra (tibetan:Dukyi Khorl)in sexual union(yab yum)with his consort,Vishvamata,the mother of beings.
# Kalachakra has four heads with three eyes in each head.His hair is tied up in a double knot.He has twenty -four arms
& each hand holds a different symbol.
# His two main arms are crossed around the waist of his consort & each of his main hand holds a vajra.
# He embraces his consort Visvamata.Vishvamata has four hands ,each having three eyes.She has eight arms with each hand
holding a symbol .In her principle hands, she holds a vajra( dorje) and a bell (ghanta).
# The imagery of yab -yum (male -female in sexual union)is very significant in tantra because it symbolizes the union
of great bliss & profound wisdom.
# This union represents the experience of enlightenment -the result of the tantric meditations.
# The teachings in the Kalachakra are very complex & the visualizations using the yab -yum are meant for advanced meditators.
# The Wheel of Time Kalachakra is yidam of the highest tantra.In the hidden kingdom of shamballa, it is said that the
inhabitant practice of tantric Buddhism based on the Kalachakra system. He fuses time & timelessness into a non -dualistic
view of absolute reality .This tantric practice is the most important to the Gelukpa with whom it is most closely associated.
# Kalachakra refers to a vast system of spiritual excuses said to be taught by the Buddha more than 2500 yrs ago in India ,and
also is the name of the principal yidam (meditational deity)in this system.
# Kalachakra is the part wider system of practices in Tibetan Buddhism called tantra.
# Tantra refers to specific methods in Vajrayana Buddhism that utilize a chosen yidam to bring about a positive results.
Yidam,such as the kalachakra deity,represents both enlightenment & particular qualities of the enlightened mind that the
meditator is trying to cultivate.
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# Specifically,the Kalachakra deity,with its many faces ,hands & ritual implements, symbolizes the ability to handle all
situations at any time .
# Kalachakra is shown in trampling figures,which represents overcoming the forces of ignorance ,anger & greed.
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